Z20.8
Header — not billableContact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
The ICD-10 code for contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases is Z20.8.
Z20.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z20.0Contact with and (suspected) exposure to intestinal infectious diseasesnon-billable header
- Z20.1Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis
- Z20.2Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
- Z20.3Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rabies
- Z20.4Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rubella
- Z20.5Contact with and (suspected) exposure to viral hepatitis
- Z20.6Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
- Z20.7Contact with and (suspected) exposure to pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations
- Z20.9Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified communicable disease
- Z20.8Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseasesnon-billable header