ICD-10-CM Code A77.1
Spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.A77.1 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code A771 is used to code Boutonneuse fever
Boutonneuse fever (also called Mediterranean spotted fever, fièvre boutonneuse, Kenya tick typhus, Marseilles fever, or African tick-bite fever) is a fever as a result of a rickettsial infection caused by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii and transmitted by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Boutonneuse fever can be seen in many places around the world, although it is endemic in countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. This disease was first described in Tunisia in 1910 by Conor and Bruch and was named boutonneuse (French for "spotty") due to its papular skin rash characteristics.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Code: | D001907 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 821 |
Coding Notes for A77.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - African tick typhus
- Boutonneuse fever
- India tick typhus
- Kenya tick typhus
- Marseilles fever
- Mediterranean tick fever
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with CC.
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without CC or MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A77.1 - Spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 082.1 was previously used, A77.1 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: A77 - Spotted fever [tick-borne rickettsioses]