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Z20.820 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to varicella


The ICD 10 Code for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to varicella is listed as Z20.820.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: Z20.820
Description: Contact with and (suspected) exposure to varicella
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
951 - Other Factors Influencing Health Status
Chapter Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Block Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases (Z20-Z28)
Parent Z20.82 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: V01.71 - Contact with or exposure to varicella
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Z20.820:
Z20.828 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases