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Z86.16

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Personal history of COVID-19

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A patient who previously had COVID-19 infection but has recovered.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for documented past COVID-19 cases, not for current active infection
  • •Relevant for assessing long COVID symptoms and vaccination status considerations

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • post COVID-19 condition (U09.9)

Code Hierarchy

└Z86Personal history of certain other diseases└Z86.1Personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases└Z86.16Personal history of COVID-19
└Z86.16Personal history of COVID-19

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