022.9 ANTHRAX NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 022.9

Short Description: Anthrax NOS

Long Description: Anthrax, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Zoonotic bacterial diseases (020-027)
      • 022 Anthrax
        • 022.9 Anthrax NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 022.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Anthrax 022.9
    • with pneumonia 022.1 [484.5]
    • colitis 022.2
    • cutaneous 022.0
    • gastrointestinal 022.2
    • intestinal 022.2
    • pulmonary 022.1
    • respiratory 022.1
    • septicemia 022.3
    • specified manifestation NEC 022.8
  • Bacillus - see also Infection, bacillus
    • anthracis infection 022.9
  • Chabert's disease 022.9
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Chabert's 022.9
  • Fever 780.60
    • splenic (see also Anthrax) 022.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • anthrax (see also Anthrax) 022.9
    • Bacillus NEC 041.89
      • anthracis (see also Anthrax) 022.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 022.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
022.9 Right Arrow A22.9 Anthrax, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
022.0 Cutaneous anthrax
022.1 Pulmonary anthrax
022.2 Gastrointestinal anthrax
022.3 Anthrax septicemia
022.8 Other specified manifestations of anthrax


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