ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
V01.79 — Contact with or exposure to other viral diseases
ICD-9-CM was replaced by ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. These are the ICD-10-CM equivalents from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
About ICD-9-CM V01.79
V01.79 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for contact with or exposure to other viral diseases. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 2 ICD-10-CM codes, such as Z20.6 (Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]) and Z20.828 (Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
Common questions about V01.79
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.