ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A48.2
Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever]
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- A48.2
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A48 — Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A48.2 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of nonpneumonic legionnaires' disease [pontiac fever]. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in A48
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