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Diagnosis Code

A68.0 LOUSE-BORNE RELAPSING FEVER


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A68.0

Short Description: Louse-borne relapsing fever

Long Description: Louse-borne relapsing fever

The code A68.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)
      • Relapsing fevers (A68)
        • A68.0 Louse-borne relapsing fever

Code Version: 2020 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Louse-borne relapsing fever

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A68.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0)
  • 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)

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: 10/1/2019

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