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Whooping cough
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A37.0
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A37.0
Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- A37.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM A37.0 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A37.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 A37.0 may differ.
The following code(s) above
A37.0 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
A37.0:
- A contagious bacterial respiratory infection caused by bordetella pertussis. It is characterized by severe and uncontrollable cough, resulting in a whooping sound during breathing following the cough.
- A respiratory infection caused by bordetella pertussis and characterized by paroxysmal coughing ending in a prolonged crowing intake of breath.
- A serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that spreads easily. Pertussis begins like a cold, but develops into severe coughing and gasping for air. Long spells of coughing may cause vomiting, and broken blood vessels in the eyes and on the skin.
- Respiratory infection caused by bordetella pertussis and characterized by paroxysmal coughing ending in a prolonged crowing intake of breath; whooping cough.
- Whooping cough due to bordetella pertussis
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
Code annotations containing back-references to A37.0:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A37.0
A36.81 Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy
A36.82 Diphtheritic radiculomyelitis
A36.83 Diphtheritic polyneuritis
A36.84 Diphtheritic tubulo-interstitial nephropathy
A36.86 Diphtheritic conjunctivitis
A36.89 Other diphtheritic complications
A36.9 Diphtheria, unspecified
A37.0
Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis
A37.1 Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis
A37.8 Whooping cough due to other Bordetella species
A37.9 Whooping cough, unspecified species
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
