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Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases
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Rat-bite fevers
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A25.9
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A25.9
Rat-bite fever, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- A25.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM A25.9 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A25.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 A25.9 may differ.
The following code(s) above
A25.9 contain annotation back-references
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that may be applicable to
A25.9:
Approximate Synonyms
Clinical Information
- A syndrome characterized by recurring fever, rash, and arthralgias occurring days to weeks after a rat bite. The causative agents are either streptobacillus moniliformis or spirillum minus.
ICD-10-CM A25.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 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 A25.9 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 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
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R50.9
Fever, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Fever NOS
- Fever of unknown origin [FUO]
- Fever with chills
- Fever with rigors
- Hyperpyrexia NOS
- Persistent fever
- Pyrexia NOS
- Rat-bite fever A25.9
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A25.9
A23.9 Brucellosis, unspecified
A24 Glanders and melioidosis
A24.1 Acute and fulminating melioidosis
A24.2 Subacute and chronic melioidosis
A24.9 Melioidosis, unspecified
A25.9
Rat-bite fever, unspecified
A26.0 Cutaneous erysipeloid
A26.7 Erysipelothrix sepsis
A26.8 Other forms of erysipeloid
A26.9 Erysipeloid, unspecified
A27.0 Leptospirosis icterohemorrhagica
A27.8 Other forms of leptospirosis
A27.81 Aseptic meningitis in leptospirosis
A27.89 Other forms of leptospirosis
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.