ICD-10-CM codes under the current guidelines are not robust enough to tell the story correctly. The American Hospital Association (AHA) guidance tried to eliminate some of the confusion about Z03.818, Encounter for observation for suspected exposure to other biological agents ruled out, and Z20.828, Contact with and (suspected) exposure to viral communicable diseases. Learn more from ACPA BOD member and CDI Committee co-chair Dr. Erica Remer in this ICD10Monitor article.
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