Diagnosis Code

A21.8 OTHER FORMS OF TULAREMIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A21.8

Short Description: Other forms of tularemia

Long Description: Other forms of tularemia

The code A21.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases (A20-A28)
      • Tularemia (A21)
        • A21.8 Other forms of tularemia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Glandular tularemia
  • Infection caused by Francisella
  • Infection caused by Francisella
  • Oropharyngeal tularemia
  • Tularemia
  • Tularemia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A21.8 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Mcc (867)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Cc (868)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (869)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A21.8 Right Arrow 021.8 Tularemia NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A21 Tularemia
A21.0 Ulceroglandular tularemia
A21.1 Oculoglandular tularemia
A21.2 Pulmonary tularemia
A21.3 Gastrointestinal tularemia
A21.7 Generalized tularemia
A21.9 Tularemia, unspecified


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