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ICD-10-CM Codes
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A00-B99
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A30-A49
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Leprosy [Hansen's disease] A30
Leprosy [Hansen's disease] A30-
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as A30. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
IncludesIncludes Help
"Includes" further defines, or give examples of, the content of the code or category.
- infection due to Mycobacterium leprae
Clinical Information
- A bacterial granulomatous infection caused by mycobacterium leprae. It is a progressive disease affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and limbs. If untreated, it causes permanent tissue damage leading to autoamputations.
- A chronic granulomatous infection caused by mycobacterium leprae. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. Two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid.
- Chronic granulomatous infection caused by mycobacterium leprae; granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves; two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid.
Codes
- A30 Leprosy [Hansen's disease]
- A30.0 Indeterminate leprosy
- A30.1 Tuberculoid leprosy
- A30.2 Borderline tuberculoid leprosy
- A30.3 Borderline leprosy
- A30.4 Borderline lepromatous leprosy
- A30.5 Lepromatous leprosy
- A30.8 Other forms of leprosy
- A30.9 Leprosy, unspecified
