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 | |