Personal history of COVID-19

📋Clinical Description

This code indicates that a patient has a documented history of having been infected with COVID-19, and the acute phase of the illness has resolved. It signifies that the patient is no longer actively experiencing symptoms of the acute infection but has a past medical record of the disease.

🎯When to Use

Use this code when a patient presents for care for a condition unrelated to the sequelae of COVID-19, but their medical history includes a prior COVID-19 infection. This is appropriate for routine follow-up appointments or for new conditions where the past COVID-19 infection is relevant for risk assessment or treatment planning.

💡Coding Tips

Do not use this code if the patient is currently experiencing active COVID-19 infection or symptoms.
Do not use this code for conditions directly attributable to the long-term effects or sequelae of COVID-19; refer to U09.9 for those cases.
This code is typically used as a secondary diagnosis to provide additional context to the patient's overall health status.

AI-generated reference — verify against official guidelines

Clinical Notes

Excludes 1 — Not coded here

post COVID-19 condition (U09.9)

Code Hierarchy

▲Z86.1Personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases

Z86.16(current)

Same Category

Z86Personal history of certain other diseases Z86.0Prsnl hx of in-situ and ben neoplm and neoplm of uncrt behav Z86.00Personal history of in-situ neoplasm Z86.000Personal history of in-situ neoplasm of breast Z86.001Personal history of in-situ neoplasm of cervix uteri Z86.002Pers hx of in-situ neoplasm of other and unsp genital organs