ICD-10-CM Code A20
Plague
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code A20 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of A20 that describes the diagnosis 'plague' in more detail.
- A20 Plague NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE A20.0 Bubonic plague
- BILLABLE A20.1 Cellulocutaneous plague
- BILLABLE A20.2 Pneumonic plague
- BILLABLE A20.3 Plague meningitis
- BILLABLE A20.7 Septicemic plague
- BILLABLE A20.8 Other forms of plague
- BILLABLE A20.9 Plague, unspecified
Coding Notes for A20 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Infection due to Yersinia pestis
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A20 - Plague'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A20. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.