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  2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
  3. Chapter 1
  4. Section A30-A49
  5. Code A31

ICD-10-CM Code A31
Infection due to other mycobacteria

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code A31 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of A31 that describes the diagnosis 'infection due to other mycobacteria' in more detail.

Coding Notes for A31 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."
Leprosy - instead, use code A30.-
Tuberculosis - instead, use Section A15-A19

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A31 - Infection due to other mycobacteria'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A31. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Mycobacterium, mycobacterial(infection)
DMAC(disseminated mycobacterium avium- intracellulare complex)
Battey Mycobacterium infection
Buruli ulcer
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative +
Lymphadenitis +
Disease, diseased (see: Syndrome) +
Complex +
Mycobacterium, mycobacterial(infection) +
Granuloma +
Arthritis, arthritic(acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) +
Infection, infected, infective(opportunistic) +

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