Carrier of infectious disease (Z22)

• ICD-10 Index

  • 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 - Carrier of infectious disease NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.0 - Carrier of typhoid BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.1 - Carrier of other intestinal infectious diseases BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.2 - Carrier of diphtheria BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.3 - Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.31 - Carrier of bacterial disease due to meningococci BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.32 - Carrier of bacterial disease due to staphylococci NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.321 - Carrier or suspected carrier of methicillin suscep staph BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.322 - Carrier or suspected carrier of methicillin resis staph BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.33 - Carrier of bacterial disease due to streptococci NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.330 - Carrier of Group B streptococcus BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.338 - Carrier of other streptococcus BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.39 - Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.4 - Carrier of infections w sexl mode of transmiss BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.6 - Carrier of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 infection BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.7 - Latent tuberculosis BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.8 - Carrier of other infectious diseases BILLABLE CODE
        • Z22.9 - Carrier of infectious disease, unspecified BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Carrier of infectious disease (Z22)

Latent Tuberculosis - The dormant form of TUBERCULOSIS where the person shows no obvious symptoms and no sign of the causative agent (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) in the SPUTUM despite being positive for tuberculosis infection skin test.

Instructional Notations

Includes Includes
This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.

• colonization status
• suspected carrier

Type 2 Excludes Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

• carrier of viral hepatitis B18