081.2 SCRUB TYPHUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 081.2

Short Description: Scrub typhus

Long Description: Scrub typhus

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Rickettsioses and other arthropod-borne diseases (080-088)
      • 081 Other typhus
        • 081.2 Scrub typhus

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 081.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • akamushi (scrub typhus) 081.2
    • island (scrub typhus) 081.2
    • Kedani (scrub typhus) 081.2
    • shimamushi (scrub typhus) 081.2
    • tsutsugamushi (scrub typhus) 081.2
  • Fever 780.60
    • Japanese river 081.2
    • Kedani 081.2
    • Sumatran mite 081.2
    • tsutsugamushi 081.2
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • typhus 081.9
      • mite-borne 081.2
  • Japanese
    • river fever 081.2
  • Kedani fever 081.2
  • Sumatran mite fever 081.2
  • Tsutsugamushi fever 081.2
  • Typhus (fever) 081.9
    • mite-borne 081.2
    • scrub (China) (India) (Malaya) (New Guinea) 081.2
    • tropical 081.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 081.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
081.2 Right Arrow A75.3 Typhus fever due to Rickettsia tsutsugamushi
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
081.0 Murine (endemic) typhus
081.1 Brill's disease
081.9 Typhus, unspecified


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