ICD-10-CM Code A74.8
Other chlamydial diseases
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 A74.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of A74.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other chlamydial diseases' in more detail.
- A74.8 Other chlamydial diseases NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE A74.81 Chlamydial peritonitis
- BILLABLE A74.89 Other chlamydial diseases
The ICD code A74 is used to code Chlamydia infection
Chlamydia infection (from the Greek, χλαμύδα meaning "cloak") is a common sexually transmitted infection in humans caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The term Chlamydia infection can also refer to infection caused by any species belonging to the bacterial family Chlamydiaceae. C. trachomatis is found only in humans. Chlamydia is a major infectious cause of human genital and eye disease. Chlamydia infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide; it is estimated that about 1 million individuals in the United States are infected with chlamydia.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease, Gynecology, Urology |
| MeSH Codes: | D002690, D002690 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 994.1, 483.1 |
Pap smear showing C. trachomatis (H&E stain)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A74.8 - Other chlamydial diseases'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A74.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: A74 - Other diseases caused by chlamydiae