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Z22.34

Carrier of Acinetobacter baumannii

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2024 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • Z22.340 Carrier of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
  • Z22.341 Carrier of carbapenem-sensitive Acinetobacter baumannii
  • Z22.349 Carrier of Acinetobacter baumannii, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2024 to now.

  1. FY2024 Added to the code set Carrier of Acinetobacter baumannii

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from Z22 Carrier of infectious disease

Excludes2 - not included here

  • carrier of viral hepatitis (B18.-)

Includes

  • colonization status
  • suspected carrier

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
Z22.31 Carrier of bacterial disease due to meningococci Valid
Z22.32 Carrier of bacterial disease due to staphylococci Not billable
Z22.33 Carrier of bacterial disease due to streptococci Not billable
Z22.35 Carrier of Enterobacterales Not billable
Z22.39 Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases Valid