Diagnosis Code: 078.3

Short Description: Cat-scratch disease

Long Description: Cat-scratch disease

Code Classification:

• Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
  • Other diseases due to viruses and Chlamydiae (070-079)
    • 078 Other diseases due to viruses and Chlamydiae
      • 078.3 Cat-scratch disease

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 078.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Cat-scratch - see also Injury, superficial
  • disease or fever 078.3

• Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • cat-scratch 078.3

• Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
  • due to
    • cat-scratch disease 078.3 [323.01]

• Encephalomyelitis (chronic) (granulomatous) (myalgic, benign) (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
  • due to
    • cat-scratch disease 078.3 [323.01]

• Fever 780.60
  • cat-scratch 078.3

• Lymphadenitis 289.3
  • regional 078.3

• Lymphoreticulosis, benign (of inoculation) 078.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 078.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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