Diagnosis Code

A26.9 ERYSIPELOID, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A26.9

Short Description: Erysipeloid, unspecified

Long Description: Erysipeloid, unspecified

The code A26.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases (A20-A28)
      • Erysipeloid (A26)
        • A26.9 Erysipeloid, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Erysipeloid
  • Erysipelothrix
  • Infection due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A26.9 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
A26.9 Right Arrow 027.1 Erysipelothrix infection

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
A26 Erysipeloid
A26.0 Cutaneous erysipeloid
A26.7 Erysipelothrix sepsis
A26.8 Other forms of erysipeloid


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