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Z22.0

Z22.0: Carrier of typhoid

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z22.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for carrier of typhoid. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z22.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z22: Carrier of infectious disease

  • carrier of viral hepatitis (B18.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z22.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • Z20Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases
  • R82.7Abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine
  • R83.5Abnormal microbiological findings in cerebrospinal fluid
  • R84.5Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
  • R85.5Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
  • R86.5Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from male genital organs
  • R87.5Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from female genital organs
  • R89.5Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Carrier of›Salmonella typhosa
  • Carrier of›typhoid
  • Typhoid›carrier of(suspected)
  • Carrier of›bacterial disease NEC›typhoid
  • Carrier of›bacterial disease NEC›intestinal infectious NEC›typhoid

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z22

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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