COVID-19 Billing Codes
From UofL General Peds
| Description | Codes |
|---|---|
| Patient presents asymptomatic with concern about possible exposure to COVID-19, curious or a “worried well” | Z20.822 |
| Patient presents with signs/symptoms (such as fever, cough, shortness of breath), with actual or suspected exposure to someone who is confirmed to have COVID-19 and a definitive diagnosis of COVID-19 has NOT been established | Code first the ICD-10 code for the signs/symptoms such as the cough (R05), shortness of breath (R06.02), fever (R50.9), etc. Code Z20.822 as secondary |
| Patient presents for follow up COVID test with diagnosis “history of COVID." Results negative or unknown. | Z09 (f/u completed treatment) as primary; Z86.16 (personal history infectious disease) as secondary. |
| Pneumonia due to COVID | J12.82 |
| Patient presents asymptomatic for routine screening for COVID-19; no known or suspected exposure. | Z20.822 |
| Patient is diagnosed with Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) | M35.81 |
| Patient presents for Antibody testing | Z01.84 |
| Patient presents for pre-admission (PAT) testing for COVID screening through the RITC clinic. | Code first: Z01.812 Encounter for pre-procedural testing primary. Code Z20.822 as secondary. |
| DOS AFTER 3-31-2020. Patient diagnosed positive for COVID-19, or COVID test negative but treated as COVID-19. | Code U07.1 as primary. Code associated medical conditions as secondary. |
| Presumed COVID. | Do NOT code as confirmed-must have a positive result. Consider getting test. |