Z22.4 - Carrier of infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission

The ICD 10 Code for Carrier of infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission is listed as Z22.4.
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:	Z22.4
Description:	Carrier of infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
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:	V02.7 - Carrier or suspected carrier of gonorrhea (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code:	V02.8 - Carrier or suspected carrier of other venereal diseases (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Z22.4:
Z22.0 - Carrier of typhoid
Z22.1 - Carrier of other intestinal infectious diseases
Z22.2 - Carrier of diphtheria
Z22.3 - Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases
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