ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A48.8
Other specified bacterial diseases
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- A48.8
- 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 A48.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other specified bacterial diseases. 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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