ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A79.89
Other specified rickettsioses
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- A79.89
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A79 — Other rickettsioses
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A79.89 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other specified rickettsioses. 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.
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