ICD-10-CM Code A59.0
Urogenital trichomoniasis
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 A59.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of A59.0 that describes the diagnosis 'urogenital trichomoniasis' in more detail.
- A59.0 Urogenital trichomoniasis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE A59.00 Urogenital trichomoniasis, unspecified
- BILLABLE A59.01 Trichomonal vulvovaginitis
- BILLABLE A59.02 Trichomonal prostatitis
- BILLABLE A59.03 Trichomonal cystitis and urethritis
- BILLABLE A59.09 Other urogenital trichomoniasis
The ICD code A59 is used to code Trichomoniasis
Trichomoniasis is a common cause of vaginitis. It is a sexually transmitted infection, and is caused by the single-celled protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis producing mechanical stress on host cells and then ingesting cell fragments after cell death. Trichomoniasis is primarily an infection of the urogenital tract; the most common site of infection is the urethra and the vagina in women.
Specialty: | Gynecology |
MeSH Codes: | D014246, D014246 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 131, 73 |
Micrograph showing a positive result for trichomoniasis. A trichomonas organism is seen on the top-right of the image.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Trichomonal prostatitis (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A59.0 - Urogenital trichomoniasis'
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Parent Code: A59 - Trichomoniasis