ICD-10 diagnosis code
Z20.8 Contact with and exposure to other communicable diseases
Z20.8 is the ICD-10 code for Contact with and exposure to other communicable diseases. 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
Z20.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z20.8Kontakt med och exponering för andra smittsamma sjukdomar
Z20.8Kontakt med eller eksposisjon for annen smittsom sykdom
DZ208Kontakt med eller udsat for smitte med anden infektionssygdom
Z20.8Muun tartuntataudin tartunnan mahdollisuus
Z20.8Kontakt mit und Exposition gegenüber sonstigen übertragbaren Krankheiten
Z20.8Sujets en contact avec et exposés à d'autres maladies transmissibles
Z20.8contact met en blootstelling aan overige gespecificeerde overdraagbare-
Listed through more specific codes:
- Z20.89Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
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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