ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
Z22 Carrier of infectious disease
All 20 codes in the Z22 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
20
Can lead a claim
0
Cannot lead a claim
20
What CMS assigns to Z22
None of the 20 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 20 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.
Every code in Z22
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z22.0 | Carrier of typhoid | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.1 | Carrier of other intestinal infectious diseases | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.2 | Carrier of diphtheria | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.3 Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases | ||||
| Z22.31 | Carrier of bacterial disease due to meningococci | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.32 Carrier of bacterial disease due to staphylococci | ||||
| Z22.321 | Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureusCMS: Carrier or suspected carrier of methicillin suscep staph | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.322 | Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureusCMS: Carrier or suspected carrier of methicillin resis staph | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.33 Carrier of bacterial disease due to streptococci | ||||
| Z22.330 | Carrier of Group B streptococcus | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.338 | Carrier of other streptococcus | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.34 Carrier of Acinetobacter baumannii | ||||
| Z22.340 | Carrier of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.341 | Carrier of carbapenem-sensitive Acinetobacter baumannii | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.349 | Carrier of Acinetobacter baumannii, unspecified | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.35 Carrier of Enterobacterales | ||||
| Z22.350 | Carrier of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.358 | Carrier of other Enterobacterales | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.359 | Carrier of Enterobacterales, unspecified | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.39 | Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.4 | Carrier of infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmissionCMS: Carrier of infections w sexl mode of transmiss | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.6 | Carrier of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 [HTLV-1] infectionCMS: Carrier of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 infection | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.7 | Latent tuberculosis | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.8 | Carrier of other infectious diseases | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z22.9 | Carrier of infectious disease, unspecified | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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