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4. A24- Glanders and melioidosis
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2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A24.0

Glanders

2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code

• A24.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM A24.0 became effective on October 1, 2018.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A24.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 A24.0 may differ.

• A contagious disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans
• A contagious disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans. It is caused by burkholderia mallei and characterized by ulceration of the respiratory mucosa and an eruption of nodules on the skin.

• 867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
• 868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
• 869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert A24.0 to ICD-9-CM

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change

• Actinobacillosis, actinobacillus A28.8
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A28.8

  Other specified zoonotic bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  • mallei A24.0
• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) M19.90
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M19.90

  Unspecified osteoarthritis, unspecified site

  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Arthrosis NOS
  • Arthritis NOS
  • Osteoarthritis NOS
  • due to or associated with
    • glanders A24.0
• Bacillus - see also Infection, bacillus
  • mallei infection A24.0
• Equinia A24.0
• Farcy A24.0
• Glanders A24.0
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9

  Unspecified infectious disease

  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  • Actinobacillus (actinomycetem-comitans) A28.8
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A28.8

    Other specified zoonotic bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
    • mallei A24.0
  • Bacillus A49.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A49.9

    Bacterial infection, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code

    Type 1 Excludes

    • bacteremia NOS (R78.81)
    • mallei A24.0
  • Malleomyces
    • mallei A24.0
  • Pseudomonas NEC A49.8
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A49.8

    Other bacterial infections of unspecified site

    2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
    • mallei A24.0
  • glanders A24.0
  • Loefflerella mallei A24.0
• Malleus A24.0
• Pseudomonas
  • mallei infection A24.0
• Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) A41.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A41.9

  Sepsis, unspecified organism

  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Septicemia NOS
  • malleus A24.0

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.