A48.8 OTHER SPECIFIED BACTERIAL DISEASES

Diagnosis Code: A48.8

Short Description: Other specified bacterial diseases

Long Description: Other specified bacterial diseases

The code A48.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
  • Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
    • Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified (A48)
      • A48.8 Other specified bacterial diseases

Code Version: 2020 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Dermatophilosis due to Dermatophilus congolensis
• Disease due to Gram-negative bacillus
• Disease due to Gram-negative cocci
• Disease due to Gram-positive bacteria
• Disease due to Gram-positive coccus
• Endotoxemia
• Endotoxicosis
• Eperythrozoonosis
• Infection due to carbapenem resistant bacteria
• Infection due to carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae
• Infection due to diphtheroid bacteria
• Infection due to diphtheroid bacteria
• Infection due to Fusobacterium
• Infection due to Rhodococcus equi
• Necrobacillosis
• Recalcitrant erythematous desquamating disorder
• Rhinoscleroma
• Trichomycosis axillaris
• Trichomycosis pubis
• Tyzzer's disease
• Yersiniosis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

• 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
A48.8		040.1	Rhinoscleroma
		040.89	Bacterial diseases NEC

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