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Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

Code Range: A00 — B99 22 Sections FY 2026

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

  • A00-A09 Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)
    94 codes
  • A15-A19 Tuberculosis (A15-A19)
    61 codes
  • A20-A28 Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases (A20-A28)
    57 codes
  • A30-A49 Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
    144 codes
  • A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)
    169 codes
  • A65-A69 Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)
    33 codes
  • A70-A74 Other diseases caused by chlamydiae (A70-A74)
    11 codes
  • A75-A79 Rickettsioses (A75-A79)
    26 codes
  • A80-A89 Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)
    60 codes
  • A90-A99 Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral hemorrhagic fevers (A90-A99)
    40 codes
  • B00-B09 Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09)
    103 codes
  • B10 Other human herpesviruses (B10)
    8 codes
  • B15-B19 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
    31 codes
  • B20 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
    1 code
  • B25-B34 Other viral diseases (B25-B34)
    67 codes
  • B35-B49 Mycoses (B35-B49)
    125 codes
  • B50-B64 Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
    72 codes
  • B65-B83 Helminthiases (B65-B83)
    106 codes
  • B85-B89 Pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations (B85-B89)
    28 codes
  • B90-B94 Sequelae of infectious and parasitic diseases (B90-B94)
    14 codes
  • B95-B97 Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
    56 codes
  • 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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