Exposure To Covid 19 Virus Icd 10 Z20828 - Covid-19 Realtime Info
If the exposed individual tests positive for the covid 19 virus see guideline a.
Exposure to covid 19 virus icd 10 z20828. Exposure to covid 19. Z20828 contact with and suspected exposure to other viral communicable diseases. Exposure to someone confirmed to have covid 19 z20828 pneumonia for a pneumonia case confirmed as due to the 2019 novel coronavirus covid 19 assign primary code u071 covid 19 followed by j1289 other viral pneumonia. Assign a codes explaining the reason for encounter such as fever andor z20828 contact with and suspected exposure to other viral communicable diseases.
Icd 10 cm official coding guidelines supplement. Screening for covidupdate during the covid 19 pandemic a screening code is generally not appropriate. With or exposure to someone who has covid 19 assign z20828. For cases where there is a concern about a possible exposure to covid 19 but this is ruled out after.
Z20828 is a billablespecific icd 10 cm code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. See guideline for exposure to covid exposure in this document. Asymptomatic individual is screened for covid 19. Ruled out to have covid 19 and the exposed individual either tests negative or the test results are unknown assign code z20828 contact with and suspected exposure to other viral communicable diseases.
If the provider documents suspected possible probable or inconclusive covid 19 do not assigncode u071. To code a concern about covid 19 exposure that was ruled out after evaluation use code. To code actual covid 19 exposure with a confirmed coronavirus case assign code. Z03818 encounter for observation for suspected exposure to other biological agents ruled out.
For covid 19 and have no known exposure to the virus and the test results are either unknown or negative z1159 encounter for screening for other viral diseases. Acute bronchitis for a patient with acute bronchitis confirmed as due to covid 19 assign codes u071 covid 19 and. For individuals who are being screened due to a possible or actual exposure to covid 19 see guideline for exposure to covid 19. The aha advice also states that due to the current covid 19 pandemic when a patient presents with signssymptoms associated with covid 19 and is tested for the virus because the provider suspects the patient may have covid 19 code z20828 may be assigned without explicit documentation of exposure or suspected exposure.
Be appropriate to assign the code z20828 contact with and suspected exposure to other viral communicable diseases. For encounters for covid 19 testing including preoperative testing code as 19.