Z20.828 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases
Is Z20.828 billable?
Yes — Z20.828 is billable for FY2027. Z20.828 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Z20.828 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Z20.828 at a glance
| Code | Z20.828 |
|---|---|
| Description | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does Z20.828 group to?
Z20.828 sits in MDC 15 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 795Normal Newbornmedical
How is Z20.828 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Z20.828. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Contact › viral disease NEC (with)
- Exposure › viral disease NEC (to)
- Contact › communicable disease › viral NEC (with)
- Exposure › communicable disease › viral NEC (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Z20
The conditions below can never be reported together with Z20.828 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- diagnosed current infectious or parasitic disease -see Alphabetic Index
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z20
The conditions below are not part of Z20.828, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z20.828 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases (Z86.1-)
How long has Z20.828 existed?
Z20.828 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.