ICD-10-CM Code A27.8
Other forms of leptospirosis
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 A27.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of A27.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other forms of leptospirosis' in more detail.
- A27.8 Other forms of leptospirosis NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code A27 is used to code Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis (also known as field fever, rat catcher's yellows, and pretibial fever among others names) is an infection caused by corkscrew-shaped bacteria called Leptospira. Signs and symptoms can range from none to mild such as headaches, muscle pains, and fevers; to severe with bleeding from the lungs or meningitis. If the infection causes the person to turn yellow, have kidney failure and bleeding, it is then known as Weil's disease. If it causes lots of bleeding from the lungs it is known as severe pulmonary haemorrhage syndrome.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| ICD 9 Code: | 100 |
Leptospira magnified 200-fold with dark-field microscope
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A27.8 - Other forms of leptospirosis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A27.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: A27 - Leptospirosis