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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z22.35

Carrier of Enterobacterales

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z22.35
ICD-10 Code for:
Carrier of Enterobacterales
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
    (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases
      (Z20-Z29)
      • Carrier of infectious disease
        (Z22)

Z22.35 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of carrier of enterobacterales. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Carrier of Enterobacterales

Non-specific codes like Z22.35 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for carrier of enterobacterales:

  • Use Z22.350 for Carrier of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z22.358 for Carrier of other Enterobacterales - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z22.359 for Carrier of Enterobacterales, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

New 2024 ICD-10-CM Code

Z22.35 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2024, effective October 1, 2023. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2023. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2024 (October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024).

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Carrier of E. coli
  • Carrier of K. pneumoniae

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Code History

  • FY 2024 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024