ICD-10 diagnosis code
Z20.9 Contact with and exposure to unspecified communicable disease
Z20.9 is the ICD-10 code for Contact with and exposure to unspecified communicable disease. 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
Z20.9 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z20.9Kontakt med och exponering för ospecificerad smittsam sjukdom
Z20.9Kontakt med eller eksposisjon for uspesifisert smittsom sykdom
DZ209Kontakt med eller udsat for smitte med infektionssygdom UNS
Z20.9Määrittämättömän tartuntataudin tartunnan mahdollisuus
Z20.9Kontakt mit und Exposition gegenüber nicht näher bezeichneter übertragbarer Krankheit
Z20.9Sujets en contact avec et exposés à une maladie transmissible non précisée
Z20.9contact met en blootstelling aan niet-gespecificeerde overdraagbare-ziekte
Z20.9Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified communicable disease
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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