Z22 Carrier of infectious disease

Coding Notes

Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Tyoe 2 Excludes

carrier of viral hepatitis (B18.-)

Includes

colonization status
suspected carrier

Child Codes


Sibling Codes


View in Tabular

Code Title
Z00-Z99 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Z20-Z29 Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases (Z20-Z29)
Z22 Carrier of infectious disease
Type 2 Excludes
carrier of viral hepatitis (B18.-)

Includes
colonization status
suspected carrier

Z22.0 Carrier of typhoid
Z22.1 Carrier of other intestinal infectious diseases
Z22.2 Carrier of diphtheria
Z22.3 Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases
Z22.31 Carrier of bacterial disease due to meningococci
Z22.32 Carrier of bacterial disease due to staphylococci
Z22.321 Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
Z22.322 Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Z22.33 Carrier of bacterial disease due to streptococci
Z22.330 Carrier of Group B streptococcus
Z22.338 Carrier of other streptococcus
Z22.39 Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases
Z22.4 Carrier of infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Z22.6 Carrier of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 [HTLV-1] infection
Z22.7 Latent tuberculosis
Z22.8 Carrier of other infectious diseases
Z22.9 Carrier of infectious disease, unspecified