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# Z20.822 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19

## Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

### Also covers

-   Contact with and (suspected) exposure to SARS-CoV-2

### Excludes1

Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

-   carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
-   diagnosed current infectious or parasitic disease -see Alphabetic Index

### Excludes2

Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.

-   personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases (Z86.1-)

## Related codes

-   [`Z20.810` Contact with and (suspected) exposure to anthrax ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/z20.810/)
-   [`Z20.811` Contact with and (suspected) exposure to meningococcus ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/z20.811/)
-   [`Z20.818` Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other bacterial communicable diseases ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/z20.818/)
-   [`Z20.820` Contact with and (suspected) exposure to varicella ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/z20.820/)
-   [`Z20.821` Contact with and (suspected) exposure to Zika virus ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/z20.821/)
-   [`Z20.828` Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/z20.828/)
-   [`Z20.89` Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/z20.89/)
-   [`Z20.9` Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified communicable disease ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/z20.9/)

## Common questions

### Is Z20.822 a billable code?

Yes. Z20.822 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

Z20 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases

Chapter

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Billable

Yes

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