Z20.6 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]

The ICD 10 Code for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] is listed as Z20.6.
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:	Z20.6
Description:	Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] Excludes1: asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] HIV infection status (Z21)
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 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	V01.79 - Contact with or exposure to other viral diseases (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Z20.6:
Z20.0 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to intestinal infectious diseases
Z20.1 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis
Z20.2 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Z20.3 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rabies
Z20.4 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rubella
Z20.5 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to viral hepatitis
Z20.7 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations
Z20.8 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
Z20.9 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified communicable disease