Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
This chapter of the ICD-10-CM classification covers diagnosis codes from A00 through B99. Browse the sections below to find specific diagnosis codes within this chapter.
Chapter Notes
Includes:
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1 (not coded here):
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2 (not included here):
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Sections
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A00-A09 Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)94 codes
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A15-A19 Tuberculosis (A15-A19)61 codes
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A20-A28 Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases (A20-A28)57 codes
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A30-A49 Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)144 codes
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A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)169 codes
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A65-A69 Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)33 codes
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A70-A74 Other diseases caused by chlamydiae (A70-A74)11 codes
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A75-A79 Rickettsioses (A75-A79)26 codes
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A80-A89 Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)60 codes
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A90-A99 Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral hemorrhagic fevers (A90-A99)40 codes
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B00-B09 Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09)103 codes
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B10 Other human herpesviruses (B10)8 codes
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B15-B19 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)31 codes
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B20 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)1 code
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B25-B34 Other viral diseases (B25-B34)67 codes
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B35-B49 Mycoses (B35-B49)125 codes
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B50-B64 Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)72 codes
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B65-B83 Helminthiases (B65-B83)106 codes
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B85-B89 Pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations (B85-B89)28 codes
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B90-B94 Sequelae of infectious and parasitic diseases (B90-B94)14 codes
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B95-B97 Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)56 codes
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B99 Other infectious diseases (B99)3 codes
Top-Level Codes in This Chapter
- A00 Cholera
- A01 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers
- A02 Other salmonella infections
- A03 Shigellosis
- A04 Other bacterial intestinal infections
- A05 Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified
- A06 Amebiasis
- A07 Other protozoal intestinal diseases
- A08 Viral and other specified intestinal infections
- A09 Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified Billable
- A15 Respiratory tuberculosis
- A17 Tuberculosis of nervous system
- A18 Tuberculosis of other organs
- A19 Miliary tuberculosis
- A20 Plague
- A21 Tularemia
- A22 Anthrax
- A23 Brucellosis
- A24 Glanders and melioidosis
- A25 Rat-bite fevers
- A26 Erysipeloid
- A27 Leptospirosis
- A28 Other zoonotic bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
- A30 Leprosy [Hansen's disease]
- A31 Infection due to other mycobacteria
- A32 Listeriosis
- A33 Tetanus neonatorum Billable
- A34 Obstetrical tetanus Billable
- A35 Other tetanus Billable
- A36 Diphtheria
- A37 Whooping cough
- A38 Scarlet fever
- A39 Meningococcal infection
- A40 Streptococcal sepsis
- A41 Other sepsis
- A42 Actinomycosis
- A43 Nocardiosis
- A44 Bartonellosis
- A46 Erysipelas Billable
- A48 Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
- A49 Bacterial infection of unspecified site
- A50 Congenital syphilis
- A51 Early syphilis
- A52 Late syphilis
- A53 Other and unspecified syphilis
- A54 Gonococcal infection
- A55 Chlamydial lymphogranuloma (venereum) Billable
- A56 Other sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases
- A57 Chancroid Billable
- A58 Granuloma inguinale Billable
- A59 Trichomoniasis
- A60 Anogenital herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections
- A63 Other predominantly sexually transmitted diseases, not elsewhere classified
- A64 Unspecified sexually transmitted disease Billable
- A65 Nonvenereal syphilis Billable
- A66 Yaws
- A67 Pinta [carate]
- A68 Relapsing fevers
- A69 Other spirochetal infections
- A70 Chlamydia psittaci infections Billable
- A71 Trachoma
- A74 Other diseases caused by chlamydiae
- A75 Typhus fever
- A77 Spotted fever [tick-borne rickettsioses]
- A78 Q fever Billable
- A79 Other rickettsioses
- A80 Acute poliomyelitis
- A81 Atypical virus infections of central nervous system
- A82 Rabies
- A83 Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis
- A84 Tick-borne viral encephalitis
- A85 Other viral encephalitis, not elsewhere classified
- A86 Unspecified viral encephalitis Billable
- A87 Viral meningitis
- A88 Other viral infections of central nervous system, not elsewhere classified
- A89 Unspecified viral infection of central nervous system Billable
- A90 Dengue fever [classical dengue] Billable
- A91 Dengue hemorrhagic fever Billable
- A92 Other mosquito-borne viral fevers
- A93 Other arthropod-borne viral fevers, not elsewhere classified
- A94 Unspecified arthropod-borne viral fever Billable
- A95 Yellow fever
- A96 Arenaviral hemorrhagic fever
- A98 Other viral hemorrhagic fevers, not elsewhere classified
- A99 Unspecified viral hemorrhagic fever Billable
- B00 Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections
- B01 Varicella [chickenpox]
- B02 Zoster [herpes zoster]
- B03 Smallpox Billable
- B04 Monkeypox Billable
- B05 Measles
- B06 Rubella [German measles]
- B07 Viral warts
- B08 Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
- B09 Unspecified viral infection characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions Billable
- B10 Other human herpesviruses
- B15 Acute hepatitis A
- B16 Acute hepatitis B
- B17 Other acute viral hepatitis
- B18 Chronic viral hepatitis
- B19 Unspecified viral hepatitis
- B20 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease Billable
- B25 Cytomegaloviral disease
- B26 Mumps
- B27 Infectious mononucleosis
- B30 Viral conjunctivitis
- B33 Other viral diseases, not elsewhere classified
- B34 Viral infection of unspecified site
- B35 Dermatophytosis
- B36 Other superficial mycoses
- B37 Candidiasis
- B38 Coccidioidomycosis
- B39 Histoplasmosis
- B40 Blastomycosis
- B41 Paracoccidioidomycosis
- B42 Sporotrichosis
- B43 Chromomycosis and pheomycotic abscess
- B44 Aspergillosis
- B45 Cryptococcosis
- B46 Zygomycosis
- B47 Mycetoma
- B48 Other mycoses, not elsewhere classified
- B49 Unspecified mycosis Billable
- B50 Plasmodium falciparum malaria
- B51 Plasmodium vivax malaria
- B52 Plasmodium malariae malaria
- B53 Other specified malaria
- B54 Unspecified malaria Billable
- B55 Leishmaniasis
- B56 African trypanosomiasis
- B57 Chagas' disease
- B58 Toxoplasmosis
- B59 Pneumocystosis Billable
- B60 Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classified
- B64 Unspecified protozoal disease Billable
- B65 Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis]
- B66 Other fluke infections
- B67 Echinococcosis
- B68 Taeniasis
- B69 Cysticercosis
- B70 Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis
- B71 Other cestode infections
- B72 Dracunculiasis Billable
- B73 Onchocerciasis
- B74 Filariasis
- B75 Trichinellosis Billable
- B76 Hookworm diseases
- B77 Ascariasis
- B78 Strongyloidiasis
- B79 Trichuriasis Billable
- B80 Enterobiasis Billable
- B81 Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classified
- B82 Unspecified intestinal parasitism
- B83 Other helminthiases
- B85 Pediculosis and phthiriasis
- B86 Scabies Billable
- B87 Myiasis
- B88 Other infestations
- B89 Unspecified parasitic disease Billable
- B90 Sequelae of tuberculosis
- B91 Sequelae of poliomyelitis Billable
- B92 Sequelae of leprosy Billable
- B94 Sequelae of other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases
- B95 Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96 Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B97 Viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B99 Other and unspecified infectious diseases
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