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Z22.2 - Carrier of diphtheria


The ICD 10 Code for Carrier of diphtheria is listed as Z22.2.
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: Z22.2
Description: Carrier of diphtheria
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 Z22 - Carrier of infectious disease
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: V02.4 - Carrier or suspected carrier of diphtheria
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Z22.2:
Z22.0 - Carrier of typhoid
Z22.1 - Carrier of other intestinal infectious diseases
Z22.3 - Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases
Z22.4 - Carrier of infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Z22.5 - Carrier of viral hepatitis
Z22.6 - Carrier of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 [HTLV-1] infection
Z22.8 - Carrier of other infectious diseases
Z22.9 - Carrier of infectious disease, unspecified