Diagnosis Code

A20 PLAGUE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A20

Short Description: Plague

Long Description: Plague

The code A20 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases (A20-A28)
      • Plague (A20)
        • A20 Plague

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A20 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Includes Notes:
    • infection due to Yersinia pestis

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A20.0 Bubonic plague
A20.1 Cellulocutaneous plague
A20.2 Pneumonic plague
A20.3 Plague meningitis
A20.7 Septicemic plague
A20.8 Other forms of plague
A20.9 Plague, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023