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A43.8 OTHER FORMS OF NOCARDIOSIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A43.8

Short Description: Other forms of nocardiosis

Long Description: Other forms of nocardiosis

The code A43.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
      • Nocardiosis (A43)
        • A43.8 Other forms of nocardiosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abscess of abdomen caused by Nocardia
  • Disseminated nocardiosis
  • Encephalitis caused by Nocardia
  • Meningitis caused by Nocardia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A43.8 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
A43.8 Right Arrow 039.8 Actinomycosis NEC

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
A43 Nocardiosis
A43.0 Pulmonary nocardiosis
A43.1 Cutaneous nocardiosis
A43.9 Nocardiosis, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2021

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