Is Z22.338 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Z22.338 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Z22.338 sit in the tabular list?

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases (Z20-Z29).

Z22.338

Z22.338 — Carrier of other streptococcus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z22.338 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for carrier of other streptococcus. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

Z22.338 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How Z22.338 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z22.338.

Carrier of›streptococci
Carrier of›bacterial disease NEC›streptococcal

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Z22.33. If Z22.338 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Z22.330Carrier of Group B streptococcus

Questions about Z22.338

Is Z22.338 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Z22.338 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Z22.338 sit in the tabular list?: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases (Z20-Z29).