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ICD-10 Code Z22.7: Latent tuberculosis

Z22.7 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Latent tuberculosis in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents latent tuberculosis in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter
21Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
block
Z20-Z29Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases
category
Z22Carrier of infectious disease
currentZ22

Official coding notes

Inclusion terms
  • Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)
Excludes1 (do not code together)
  • nonspecific reaction to cell mediated immunity measurement of gamma interferon antigen response without active tuberculosis (R76.12)
  • nonspecific reaction to tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11)

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

General PhysicianInfectious Disease Specialist

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Latent tuberculosis

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeZ22.7
SystemICD10
Display nameLatent tuberculosis
ChapterFactors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
BlockPersons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
Infection, infected, infective(opportunistic)LTBI(latent tuberculosis infection)Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous(calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative)Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous(calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative)

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