ICD-10 diagnosis code

Z26 Need for immunization against other single infectious diseases

Z26 is the ICD-10 code for Need for immunization against other single infectious diseases. It is a three-character category divided into 3 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: XXI · Z00–Z99
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Z26 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

immunization:
- against combinations of diseases Z27.-
- not carried out Z28.-

Subcodes of Z26

Z26 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Z26Kontakt för vaccination avseende andra enstaka infektionssjukdomar

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DZ26Kontakt mhp. vaccination mod andre infektionssygdomme

FinlandICD-10-FI

Z26Rokotuksen tarve muita yksittäisiä infektiotauteja vastaan

GermanyICD-10-GM

Z26Notwendigkeit der Impfung [Immunisierung] gegen andere einzelne Infektionskrankheiten

FranceICD-10-FR

Z26Nécessité d'une vaccination contre d'autres maladies infectieuses uniques

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Z26behoefte aan immunisatie tegen overige enkelvoudige infectieziekten

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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