Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: A78
  • Short Description: Q fever
  • Long Description: Q fever
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code A78 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Acute Q fever
  • Bacterial hepatitis
  • Bacterial osteomyelitis
  • Chronic Q fever
  • Encephalomyelitis caused by bacterium
  • Encephalomyelitis caused by Coxiella burnetii
  • Infection caused by Coxiella
  • Infection causing encephalomyelitis
  • Meningitis caused by Coxiella burnetii
  • Myelitis caused by bacterium
  • Pneumonia in Q fever
  • Q fever
  • Q fever encephalitis
  • Q fever endocarditis
  • Q fever hepatitis
  • Q fever myocarditis
  • Q fever osteomyelitis
  • Q fever pericarditis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A78 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Mcc (867)
  2. Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Cc (868)
  3. Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (869)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A78 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Infection due to Coxiella burnetii
    • Nine Mile fever
    • Quadrilateral fever

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A78 Right Arrow 083.0 Q fever
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.

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