ICD-10-CM Code A48
Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
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 A48 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of A48 that describes the diagnosis 'other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified' in more detail.
- A48 Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE A48.0 Gas gangrene
- BILLABLE A48.1 Legionnaires' disease
- BILLABLE A48.2 Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever]
- BILLABLE A48.3 Toxic shock syndrome
- BILLABLE A48.4 Brazilian purpuric fever
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- A48.51 Infant botulism BILLABLE
- A48.52 Wound botulism BILLABLE
- BILLABLE A48.8 Other specified bacterial diseases
Coding Notes for A48 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Actinomycetoma - instead, use code B47.1
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A48 - Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A48. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Abscess(connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)
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