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Z20.8: Contact with and exposure to other communicable diseases

You had contact with pathogens for communicable diseases.

Having contact with specific pathogens does not necessarily mean that you will get sick. Whether you get sick and which symptoms you develop depends on several factors. Among these for instance are how long you had contact with the pathogens or how many pathogens you were exposed to. Another factor is how well your own immune system works.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).