ICD-10-CM Section · A30-A49

Other bacterial diseases

144 codes in this section

144
Total Codes
115
Billable
29
Header (Non-Billable)
18
Top-Level Codes

About Section A30-A49

Section A30-A49 (A30-A49) covers other bacterial diseases. It sits within the Certain infectious and parasitic diseases chapter (A00-B99). This section contains 144 ICD-10-CM codes, 115 billable diagnoses you can submit on a claim, and 29 non-billable header codes used to organize the hierarchy.

Codes are organized below by 3-character root. Click the root to see all subcodes underneath it, or click any individual code for full coverage data, payer policies, and linked CPT procedures.

Codes in A30-A49

Grouped by 3-character root code. Click any code for full detail.

A30 Leprosy [Hansen's disease]
8 subcodes
A30.0 Indeterminate leprosy Billable
A30.1 Tuberculoid leprosy Billable
A30.2 Borderline tuberculoid leprosy Billable
A30.3 Borderline leprosy Billable
A30.4 Borderline lepromatous leprosy Billable
A30.5 Lepromatous leprosy Billable
A30.8 Other forms of leprosy Billable
A30.9 Leprosy, unspecified Billable
A31 Infection due to other mycobacteria
5 subcodes
A31.0 Pulmonary mycobacterial infection Billable
A31.1 Cutaneous mycobacterial infection Billable
A31.2 Disseminated mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (DMAC) Billable
A31.8 Other mycobacterial infections Billable
A31.9 Mycobacterial infection, unspecified Billable
A32 Listeriosis
10 subcodes
A32.0 Cutaneous listeriosis Billable
A32.1 Listerial meningitis and meningoencephalitis Header
A32.11 Listerial meningitis Billable
A32.12 Listerial meningoencephalitis Billable
A32.7 Listerial sepsis Billable
A32.8 Other forms of listeriosis Header
A32.81 Oculoglandular listeriosis Billable
A32.82 Listerial endocarditis Billable
A32.89 Other forms of listeriosis Billable
A32.9 Listeriosis, unspecified Billable
A33 Tetanus neonatorum
0 subcodes
A34 Obstetrical tetanus
0 subcodes
A35 Other tetanus
0 subcodes
A36 Diphtheria
13 subcodes
A36.0 Pharyngeal diphtheria Billable
A36.1 Nasopharyngeal diphtheria Billable
A36.2 Laryngeal diphtheria Billable
A36.3 Cutaneous diphtheria Billable
A36.8 Other diphtheria Header
A36.81 Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy Billable
A36.82 Diphtheritic radiculomyelitis Billable
A36.83 Diphtheritic polyneuritis Billable
A36.84 Diphtheritic tubulo-interstitial nephropathy Billable
A36.85 Diphtheritic cystitis Billable
A36.86 Diphtheritic conjunctivitis Billable
A36.89 Other diphtheritic complications Billable
A36.9 Diphtheria, unspecified Billable
A37 Whooping cough
12 subcodes
A37.0 Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis Header
A37.00 Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis without pneumonia Billable
A37.01 Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis with pneumonia Billable
A37.1 Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis Header
A37.10 Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis without pneumonia Billable
A37.11 Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis with pneumonia Billable
A37.8 Whooping cough due to other Bordetella species Header
A37.80 Whooping cough due to other Bordetella species without pneumonia Billable
A37.81 Whooping cough due to other Bordetella species with pneumonia Billable
A37.9 Whooping cough, unspecified species Header
A37.90 Whooping cough, unspecified species without pneumonia Billable
A37.91 Whooping cough, unspecified species with pneumonia Billable
A38 Scarlet fever
4 subcodes
A38.0 Scarlet fever with otitis media Billable
A38.1 Scarlet fever with myocarditis Billable
A38.8 Scarlet fever with other complications Billable
A38.9 Scarlet fever, uncomplicated Billable
A39 Meningococcal infection
17 subcodes
A39.0 Meningococcal meningitis Billable
A39.1 Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome Billable
A39.2 Acute meningococcemia Billable
A39.3 Chronic meningococcemia Billable
A39.4 Meningococcemia, unspecified Billable
A39.5 Meningococcal heart disease Header
A39.50 Meningococcal carditis, unspecified Billable
A39.51 Meningococcal endocarditis Billable
A39.52 Meningococcal myocarditis Billable
A39.53 Meningococcal pericarditis Billable
A39.8 Other meningococcal infections Header
A39.81 Meningococcal encephalitis Billable
A39.82 Meningococcal retrobulbar neuritis Billable
A39.83 Meningococcal arthritis Billable
A39.84 Postmeningococcal arthritis Billable
A39.89 Other meningococcal infections Billable
A39.9 Meningococcal infection, unspecified Billable
A40 Streptococcal sepsis
5 subcodes
A40.0 Sepsis due to streptococcus, group A Billable
A40.1 Sepsis due to streptococcus, group B Billable
A40.3 Sepsis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae Billable
A40.8 Other streptococcal sepsis Billable
A40.9 Streptococcal sepsis, unspecified Billable
A41 Other sepsis
18 subcodes
A41.0 Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus Header
A41.01 Sepsis due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Billable
A41.02 Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus Billable
A41.1 Sepsis due to other specified staphylococcus Billable
A41.2 Sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcus Billable
A41.3 Sepsis due to Hemophilus influenzae Billable
A41.4 Sepsis due to anaerobes Billable
A41.5 Sepsis due to other Gram-negative organisms Header
A41.50 Gram-negative sepsis, unspecified Billable
A41.51 Sepsis due to Escherichia coli [E. coli] Billable
A41.52 Sepsis due to Pseudomonas Billable
A41.53 Sepsis due to Serratia Billable
A41.54 Sepsis due to Acinetobacter baumannii Billable
A41.59 Other Gram-negative sepsis Billable
A41.8 Other specified sepsis Header
A41.81 Sepsis due to Enterococcus Billable
A41.89 Other specified sepsis Billable
A41.9 Sepsis, unspecified organism Billable
A42 Actinomycosis
9 subcodes
A42.0 Pulmonary actinomycosis Billable
A42.1 Abdominal actinomycosis Billable
A42.2 Cervicofacial actinomycosis Billable
A42.7 Actinomycotic sepsis Billable
A42.8 Other forms of actinomycosis Header
A42.81 Actinomycotic meningitis Billable
A42.82 Actinomycotic encephalitis Billable
A42.89 Other forms of actinomycosis Billable
A42.9 Actinomycosis, unspecified Billable
A43 Nocardiosis
4 subcodes
A43.0 Pulmonary nocardiosis Billable
A43.1 Cutaneous nocardiosis Billable
A43.8 Other forms of nocardiosis Billable
A43.9 Nocardiosis, unspecified Billable
A44 Bartonellosis
4 subcodes
A44.0 Systemic bartonellosis Billable
A44.1 Cutaneous and mucocutaneous bartonellosis Billable
A44.8 Other forms of bartonellosis Billable
A44.9 Bartonellosis, unspecified Billable
A46 Erysipelas
0 subcodes
A48 Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
9 subcodes
A48.0 Gas gangrene Billable
A48.1 Legionnaires' disease Billable
A48.2 Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever] Billable
A48.3 Toxic shock syndrome Billable
A48.4 Brazilian purpuric fever Billable
A48.5 Other specified botulism Header
A48.51 Infant botulism Billable
A48.52 Wound botulism Billable
A48.8 Other specified bacterial diseases Billable
A49 Bacterial infection of unspecified site
8 subcodes
A49.0 Staphylococcal infection, unspecified site Header
A49.01 Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site Billable
A49.02 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site Billable
A49.1 Streptococcal infection, unspecified site Billable
A49.2 Hemophilus influenzae infection, unspecified site Billable
A49.3 Mycoplasma infection, unspecified site Billable
A49.8 Other bacterial infections of unspecified site Billable
A49.9 Bacterial infection, unspecified Billable

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