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  2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
  3. Chapter 1
  4. Section A75-A79
  5. Code A79

ICD-10-CM Code A79
Other rickettsioses

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code A79 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of A79 that describes the diagnosis 'other rickettsioses' in more detail.

The ICD code A79 is used to code Rickettsiosis

A rickettsiosis is a disease caused by intracellular bacteria. It has been predicted that global warming may lead to greater incidence.

Specialty: Infectious Disease
MeSH Codes: D012288, D012288, D012288, D012288
ICD 9 Codes: 80, 81, 82, 83
Source: Wikipedia

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A79 - Other rickettsioses'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A79. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Werner-His disease
Wolhynian fever
Volhynian fever
Rickettsial disease
Rickettsialpox(Rickettsia akari)
Rickettsiosis
Quintan fever
Kew Garden fever
His-Werner disease
Fever(inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) +
Disease, diseased (see: Syndrome) +
Rickettsiosis +
Trench +
Infection, infected, infective(opportunistic) +

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