ICD-10-CM Code A43.0
Pulmonary nocardiosis
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.A43.0 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of pulmonary nocardiosis. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code A43 is used to code Nocardiosis
Nocardiosis is an infectious disease affecting either the lungs (pulmonary nocardiosis) or the whole body (systemic nocardiosis). It is due to infection by bacterium of the genus Nocardia, most commonly Nocardia asteroides or Nocardia brasiliensis.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Code: | D009617 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 399 |
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #177-179 - Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCC.
- DRG Group #177-179 - Respiratory infections and inflammations with CC.
- DRG Group #177-179 - Respiratory infections and inflammations without CC or MCC.
- DRG Group #974-976 - Hiv with major related condition with MCC.
- DRG Group #974-976 - Hiv with major related condition with CC.
- DRG Group #974-976 - Hiv with major related condition without CC or MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A43.0 - Pulmonary nocardiosis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A43.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code A43.0 and a single ICD9 code, 039.1 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: A43 - Nocardiosis