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ICD-10-CM 2027

ICD-10 code for contact

Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.

From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Contact (with)”. Page updated September 29, 2026.

About coding contact

The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for contact; the code depends on the details below.

More specific contact codes (official index)

  • acariasis Z20.7 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations
  • Agent Orange Z77.33 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to Agent Orange
  • AIDS virus Z20.6 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
  • air pollution Z77.110 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to air pollution
  • algae and algae toxins Z77.121 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to harmful algae and algae toxins
  • algae bloom Z77.121 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to harmful algae and algae toxins
  • anthrax Z20.810 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to anthrax
  • aromatic amines Z77.020 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to aromatic amines
  • aromatic (hazardous) compounds NEC Z77.028 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous aromatic compounds
  • aromatic dyes NOS Z77.028 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous aromatic compounds
  • arsenic Z77.010 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to arsenic
  • asbestos Z77.090 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to asbestos
  • bacterial disease NEC Z20.818 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other bacterial communicable diseases
  • benzene Z77.021 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to benzene
  • blast overpressure NOS Z77.40 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified blast overpressure
  • high-level (HLB) Z77.42 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to high-level blast overpressure
  • low-level (LLB) Z77.41 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to low-level blast overpressure
  • specified NEC Z77.49 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other blast overpressure
  • blue-green algae bloom Z77.121 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to harmful algae and algae toxins
  • body fluids (potentially hazardous) Z77.21 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to potentially hazardous body fluids
  • brown tide Z77.121 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to harmful algae and algae toxins
  • chemicals (chiefly nonmedicinal) (hazardous) NEC Z77.098 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous, chiefly nonmedicinal, chemicals
  • cholera Z20.09 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other intestinal infectious diseases
  • chromium compounds Z77.018 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous metals
  • communicable disease Z20.9 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified communicable disease
  • bacterial NEC Z20.818 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other bacterial communicable diseases
  • specified NEC Z20.89 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
  • viral NEC Z20.828 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases
  • Zika virus Z20.821 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to Zika virus
  • coronavirus (disease) (novel) 2019 Z20.822 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Z20.822 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19
  • cyanobacteria bloom Z77.121 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to harmful algae and algae toxins
  • dyes Z77.098 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous, chiefly nonmedicinal, chemicals
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli) Z20.01 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to intestinal infectious diseases due to Escherichia coli (E. coli)
  • fiberglass
  • gadolinium Z77.013 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to gadolinium
  • German measles Z20.4 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rubella
  • gonorrhea Z20.2 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
  • hazardous metals NEC Z77.018 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous metals
  • hazardous substances NEC Z77.29 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous substances
  • hazards in the physical environment NEC Z77.128 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazards in the physical environment
  • hazards to health NEC Z77.9 — Other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health
  • HIV Z20.6 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
  • HTLV-III/LAV Z20.6 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
  • human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Z20.6 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
  • infection Z20.9 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified communicable disease
  • specified NEC Z20.89 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
  • infestation (parasitic) NEC Z20.7 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations
  • intestinal infectious disease NEC Z20.09 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other intestinal infectious diseases
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli) Z20.01 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to intestinal infectious diseases due to Escherichia coli (E. coli)
  • lead Z77.011 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to lead
  • positive maternal group B streptococcus P00.82 — Newborn affected by (positive) maternal group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization
  • meningococcus Z20.811 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to meningococcus
  • mold (toxic) Z77.120 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to mold (toxic)
  • nickel dust Z77.018 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous metals
  • noise Z77.122 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to noise
  • parasitic disease Z20.7 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations
  • pediculosis Z20.7 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations
  • pfiesteria piscicida Z77.121 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to harmful algae and algae toxins
  • poliomyelitis Z20.89 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
  • pollution
  • air Z77.110 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to air pollution
  • environmental NEC Z77.118 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other environmental pollution
  • soil Z77.112 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to soil pollution
  • water Z77.111 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to water pollution
  • polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Z77.028 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous aromatic compounds
  • rabies Z20.3 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rabies
  • radiation, naturally occurring NEC Z77.123 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to radon and other naturally occurring radiation
  • radon Z77.123 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to radon and other naturally occurring radiation
  • red tide (Florida) Z77.121 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to harmful algae and algae toxins
  • rubella Z20.4 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rubella
  • SARS-CoV-2 Z20.822 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19
  • sexually-transmitted disease Z20.2 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
  • smallpox (laboratory) Z20.89 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
  • syphilis Z20.2 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
  • tuberculosis Z20.1 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis
  • uranium Z77.012 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to uranium
  • varicella Z20.820 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to varicella
  • venereal disease Z20.2 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
  • viral disease NEC Z20.828 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases
  • viral hepatitis Z20.5 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to viral hepatitis
  • war theater (Gulf) (Persian Gulf) Z77.31 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to Gulf War theater
  • burn pits Z77.32 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to burn pits in war theater
  • specified NEC Z77.39 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other war theater
  • water pollution Z77.111 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to water pollution
  • Zika virus Z20.821 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to Zika virus

Common questions about contact ICD-10 codes

What is the ICD-10 code for acariasis contact?

Z20.7 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations.

What is the ICD-10 code for agent orange contact?

Z77.33 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to Agent Orange.

What is the ICD-10 code for aids virus contact?

Z20.6 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV].

What is the ICD-10 code for air pollution contact?

Z77.110 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to air pollution.

What is the ICD-10 code for algae and algae toxins contact?

Z77.121 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to harmful algae and algae toxins.

What is the ICD-10 code for algae bloom contact?

Z77.121 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to harmful algae and algae toxins.

What is the ICD-10 code for anthrax contact?

Z20.810 — Contact with and (suspected) exposure to anthrax.