Z22.3 — Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases
Not billable
Is Z22.3 billable?
No — Z22.3 is a non-billable header code. Z22.3 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 12 billable codes beneath Z22.3.
Billable codes under this header
- Z22.31Carrier of bacterial disease due to meningococci
- Z22.39Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases
- Z22.321Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
- Z22.322Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Z22.330Carrier of Group B streptococcus
- Z22.338Carrier of other streptococcus
- Z22.340Carrier of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
- Z22.341Carrier of carbapenem-sensitive Acinetobacter baumannii
- Z22.349Carrier of Acinetobacter baumannii, unspecified
- Z22.350Carrier of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales
- Z22.358Carrier of other Enterobacterales
- Z22.359Carrier of Enterobacterales, unspecified
Z22.3 at a glance
| Code | Z22.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z22
The conditions below are not part of Z22.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z22.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- carrier of viral hepatitis (B18.-)
What codes fall under Z22.3? (6)
- Z22.31Carrier of bacterial disease due to meningococci
- Z22.32Carrier of bacterial disease due to staphylococcinot billable
- Z22.33Carrier of bacterial disease due to streptococcinot billable
- Z22.34Carrier of Acinetobacter baumanniinot billable
- Z22.35Carrier of Enterobacteralesnot billable
- Z22.39Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases
How long has Z22.3 existed?
Z22.3 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.
What other codes are in the Z22 family? (8)
- Z22.0Carrier of typhoid
- Z22.1Carrier of other intestinal infectious diseases
- Z22.2Carrier of diphtheria
- Z22.4Carrier of infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
- Z22.6Carrier of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 [HTLV-1] infection
- Z22.7Latent tuberculosis
- Z22.8Carrier of other infectious diseases
- Z22.9Carrier of infectious disease, unspecified