Exposure To Covid 19 Virus Z20828 - Covid-19 Realtime Info
What constitutes exposure to the novel coronavirus covid 19.
Exposure to covid 19 virus z20828. Z20828 contact with and suspected exposure to other viral communicable confirmed exposure to covid 19 z1159 encounter for screening for other viral diseases asymptomatic under treatment eligible claims must meet the following criteria. For individuals who are being screened due to a possible or actual exposure to covid 19 see guideline for exposure to covid 19. Ruled out to have covid 19 and the exposed individual either tests negative or the test results are unknown assign code z20828 contact with and suspected exposure to other viral communicable diseases. If the provider documents suspected possible probable or inconclusive covid 19 do not assigncode u071.
Infectious disease expert roy chemaly md answers these questions and more. Z20828 is a billablespecific icd 10 cm code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Assign a codes explaining the reason for encounter such as fever andor z20828 contact with and suspected exposure to other viral communicable diseases. For known exposure to covid 19 without diagnosis of covid 19 report z20828 contact with and suspected exposure to other viral communicable diseases.
Contact w and exposure to oth viral communicable diseases the 2020 edition of icd 10 cm z20828 became effective on october 1 2019. Or report icd 10 cm code z20828 for a claim if there is an actual exposure to someone who is confirmed or suspected not ruled out to have covid 19 and the test results for the exposed individual are. The aha advice also states that due to the current covid 19 pandemic when a patient presents with signssymptoms associated with covid 19 and is tested for the virus because the provider suspects the patient may have covid 19 code z20828 may be assigned without explicit documentation of exposure or suspected exposure. Asymptomatic individual is screened for covid 19.
If the exposed individual tests positive for the covid 19 virus see guideline a. For covid 19 and have no known exposure to the virus and the test results are either unknown or negative z1159 encounter for screening for other viral diseases.