Diagnosis Code

A69.9 SPIROCHETAL INFECTION, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A69.9

Short Description: Spirochetal infection, unspecified

Long Description: Spirochetal infection, unspecified

The code A69.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)
      • Other spirochetal infections (A69)
        • A69.9 Spirochetal infection, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Arthritis caused by spirochaetale infection
  • Infection of colon caused by Spirochaetes
  • Meningitis caused by Spirochaetes
  • Spirochetal infection

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A69.9 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
A69.9 Right Arrow 104.9 Spirochetal infect NOS

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
A69 Other spirochetal infections
A69.0 Necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis
A69.1 Other Vincent's infections
A69.2 Lyme disease
A69.20 Lyme disease, unspecified
A69.21 Meningitis due to Lyme disease
A69.22 Other neurologic disorders in Lyme disease
A69.23 Arthritis due to Lyme disease
A69.29 Other conditions associated with Lyme disease
A69.8 Other specified spirochetal infections


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