2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A31.8

Other mycobacterial infections

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  • A31.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A31.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A31.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 A31.8 may differ.
The following code(s) above A31.8 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to A31.8:
  • A00-B99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99

    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

    Includes
    • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
    Type 1 Excludes
    • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
    Type 2 Excludes
    • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
    • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
    Use Additional
    • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A31
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A31

    Infection due to other mycobacteria

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    Type 2 Excludes
    Infection due to other mycobacteria
Approximate Synonyms
  • Disseminated mycobacterium abscessus infection
  • Disseminated mycobacterium chelonei infection
  • Disseminated mycobacterium fortuitum infection
  • Disseminated mycobacterium gordonae infection
  • Mycobacterial infection, disseminated, abscessus
  • Mycobacterial infection, disseminated, chelonae
  • Mycobacterial infection, disseminated, fortuitum
  • Mycobacterial infection, disseminated, gordonae
ICD-10-CM A31.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 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
  • 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
  • 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
  • 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert A31.8 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
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A31.8:
  • Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) M19.90
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M19.90

    Unspecified osteoarthritis, unspecified site

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Arthrosis NOS
    • Arthritis NOS
    • Osteoarthritis NOS
  • Lymphadenitis I88.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I88.9

    Nonspecific lymphadenitis, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Lymphadenitis NOS
    • mycobacterial A31.8
  • Mycobacterium, mycobacterial (infection) A31.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A31.9

    Mycobacterial infection, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Atypical mycobacterial infection NOS
    • Mycobacteriosis NOS
    • atypical A31.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A31.9

      Mycobacterial infection, unspecified

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
      Applicable To
      • Atypical mycobacterial infection NOS
      • Mycobacteriosis NOS
      • specified site NEC A31.8
    • chelonei A31.8
    • extrapulmonary systemic A31.8
    • fortuitum A31.8
    • kakaferifu A31.8
    • kasongo A31.8
    • scrofulaceum A31.8
    • simiae A31.8
    • systemic, extrapulmonary A31.8
    • szulgai A31.8
    • terrae A31.8
    • triviale A31.8
    • xenopi A31.8

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A31.8
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
A31 Infection due to other mycobacteria
A31.0 Pulmonary mycobacterial infection
A31.1 Cutaneous mycobacterial infection
A31.2 Disseminated mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (DMAC)
A31.8 Other mycobacterial infections
A31.9 Mycobacterial infection, unspecified
A32 Listeriosis
A32.0 Cutaneous listeriosis
A32.1 Listerial meningitis and meningoencephalitis
A32.11 Listerial meningitis
A32.12 Listerial meningoencephalitis
A32.7 Listerial sepsis
A32.8 Other forms of listeriosis
A32.81 Oculoglandular listeriosis
A32.82 Listerial endocarditis

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