Is Z22.349 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Z22.349 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Z22.349 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).

Z22.349

Z22.349 — Carrier of Acinetobacter baumannii, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z22.349 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for carrier of acinetobacter baumannii, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

Z22.349 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 Z22.349 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 Z22.349.

Carrier of›Acinetobacter baumannii

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Z22.34. If Z22.349 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Z22.349

Is Z22.349 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Z22.349 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Z22.349 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).