ICD-10 diagnosis code
Z20.6 Contact with and exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
Z20.6 is the ICD-10 code for Contact with and exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]. It is a four-character subcategory of Z20 (Contact with and exposure to communicable diseases), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z20–Z29 (Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Z20.6 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status Z21
Z20.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z20.6Kontakt med och exponering för humant immunbristvirus [HIV]
Z20.6Kontakt med eller eksposisjon for humant immunsviktvirus (hiv)
DZ206Kontakt med eller udsat for smitte med hiv
Z20.6HIV-infektiotartunnan mahdollisuus
Z20.6Kontakt mit und Exposition gegenüber HIV [Humanes Immundefizienz-Virus]
Z20.6Sujets en contact avec et exposés au virus de l'immunodéficience humaine [VIH]
Z20.6contact met en blootstelling aan humaan immunodeficiëntievirus [HIV]
Z20.6Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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