Z22 Carrier of infectious disease
ICD-10-CM category Z22 sits in Chapter 21 (Factors influencing health status and contact with health services, Z00-Z99). It contains 20 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
Z22.3 Carrier of other specified bacterial diseasesZ22.32 Carrier of bacterial disease due to staphylococciZ22.33 Carrier of bacterial disease due to streptococciZ22.34 Carrier of Acinetobacter baumanniiZ22.35 Carrier of Enterobacterales
Billable codes in Z22
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
Z22.0 | Carrier of typhoid |
Z22.1 | Carrier of other intestinal infectious diseases |
Z22.2 | Carrier of diphtheria |
Z22.31 | Carrier of bacterial disease due to meningococci |
Z22.321 | Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus |
Z22.322 | Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
Z22.330 | Carrier of Group B streptococcus |
Z22.338 | Carrier of other streptococcus |
Z22.340 | Carrier of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii |
Z22.341 | Carrier of carbapenem-sensitive Acinetobacter baumannii |
Z22.349 | Carrier of Acinetobacter baumannii, unspecified |
Z22.350 | Carrier of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales |
Z22.358 | Carrier of other Enterobacterales |
Z22.359 | Carrier of Enterobacterales, unspecified |
Z22.39 | Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases |
Z22.4 | Carrier of infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission |
Z22.6 | Carrier of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 [HTLV-1] infection |
Z22.7 | Latent tuberculosis |
Z22.8 | Carrier of other infectious diseases |
Z22.9 | Carrier of infectious disease, unspecified |
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