A68.0 LOUSE-BORNE RELAPSING FEVER

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: A68.0
  • Short Description: Louse-borne relapsing fever
  • Long Description: Louse-borne relapsing fever
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code A68.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A68.0 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 A68.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Relapsing fever due to Borrelia recurrentis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A68.0 Right Arrow 087.0 Louse-borne relaps 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.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A68 Relapsing fevers
A68.1 Tick-borne relapsing fever
A68.9 Relapsing fever, unspecified
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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