ICD-10-CM Z86.16 is the diagnosis code for Personal history of COVID-19. This code falls under the section "Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status" within Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as Z86.16. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where Z86.16 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, Z86.16 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Z86.16 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Personal history of COVID-19". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of Z86.16 is Z86.1 ("Personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases"). Z86.16 provides a more specific classification within this category.
Z86.16 is located in Section Z77-Z99 — "Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status" within Chapter 21 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Z86.16 has 1918 sub-code(s) that provide more specific detail: A00, A01, A02, A03, A04 and more.
Use Z86.16 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Personal history of COVID-19" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Personal history of COVID-19 is Z86.16.
Yes, Z86.16 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
Z86.16 is in Chapter 21 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for Z86.16 include: post COVID-19 condition (U09.9).
Yes, Z86.16 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.