ICD-10-CM Code A93.1
Sandfly fever
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.A93.1 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of sandfly fever. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code A931 is used to code Pappataci fever
Pappataci fever (also known as Phlebotomus fever and, somewhat confusingly, sandfly fever and three-day fever) is a vector-borne febrile arboviral infection caused by three serotypes of Phlebovirus. It occurs in subtropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere. The name, pappataci fever, comes from the Italian word for sandfly, it is the union of the word "pappa" (food) and taci (silent) which distinguish these insect from mosquitoes which produce a typical noise while flying.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Code: | D010217 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 660 |
Coding Notes for A93.1 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. - Pappataci fever
- Phlebotomus fever
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #865-866 - Viral illness with MCC.
- DRG Group #865-866 - Viral illness without MCC.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Sandfly-borne orbivirus fever (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A93.1 - Sandfly fever'
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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 066.0 was previously used, A93.1 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: A93 - Other arthropod-borne viral fevers, not elsewhere classified