Diagnosis Code

A77.3 SPOTTED FEVER DUE TO RICKETTSIA AUSTRALIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A77.3

Short Description: Spotted fever due to Rickettsia australis

Long Description: Spotted fever due to Rickettsia australis

The code A77.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Rickettsioses (A75-A79)
      • Spotted fever [tick-borne rickettsioses] (A77)
        • A77.3 Spotted fever due to Rickettsia australis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Queensland tick typhus

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A77.3 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)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A77.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Queensland tick typhus

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A77.3 Right Arrow 082.3 Queensland tick typhus

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
A77 Spotted fever [tick-borne rickettsioses]
A77.0 Spotted fever due to Rickettsia rickettsii
A77.1 Spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii
A77.2 Spotted fever due to Rickettsia siberica
A77.4 Ehrlichiosis
A77.40 Ehrlichiosis, unspecified
A77.41 Ehrlichiosis chafeensis [E. chafeensis]
A77.49 Other ehrlichiosis
A77.8 Other spotted fevers
A77.9 Spotted fever, unspecified


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