Z77.22 ICD 10 Code is a billable and specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis of Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic) for reimbursement purposes. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.

Short description for Z77.22 ICD 10 code:

Cntct w and expsr to environ tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic)

Type 1 excludes for Z77.22 ICD 10 code
  • nicotine dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Type 2 excludes for Z77.22 ICD 10 code
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)

Terms applicables to Z77.22 ICD 10 code
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to Z77.22 ICD10 Code:

Present On Admission (POA Exempt)

Z77.22 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting

Clinical information about Z77.22 ICD 10 code

Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, and the smoke breathed out by the smoker. It contains more than 7,000 chemicals. Hundreds of those chemicals are toxic and about 70 can cause cancer.

Health effects of secondhand smoke include:

  • Ear infections in children
  • More frequent and severe asthma attacks in children
  • Heart disease and lung cancer in adults who have never smoked

There is no safe amount of secondhand smoke. Even low levels of it can be harmful. The only way to fully protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke is not to allow smoking indoors.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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