ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99
A30-A49
A37-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A37.90

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A37.90

Whooping cough, unspecified species without pneumonia

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2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

A37.90 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 A37.90 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A37.90 - other international versions of ICD-10 A37.90 may differ.

The following code(s) above A37.90 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 A37.90:

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

Approximate Synonyms

Pertussis

ICD-10-CM A37.90 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

202 Bronchitis and asthma with cc/mcc
203 Bronchitis and asthma without cc/mcc

Convert A37.90 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 A37.90:

Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic) G03.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G03.9
Meningitis, unspecified
Applicable To
Arachnoiditis (spinal) NOS
- in (due to)
  - whooping cough A37.90
Pertussis A37.90 - see also Whooping cough
Whooping cough A37.90

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A37.90

A37.0 Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis

A37.00 …… without pneumonia

A37.01 …… with pneumonia

A37.1 Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis

A37.10 …… without pneumonia

A37.11 …… with pneumonia

A37.8 Whooping cough due to other Bordetella species

A37.80 …… without pneumonia

A37.81 …… with pneumonia

A37.9 Whooping cough, unspecified species

A37.90 …… without pneumonia

A37.91 …… with pneumonia

A38 Scarlet fever

A38.0 Scarlet fever with otitis media

A38.1 Scarlet fever with myocarditis

A38.8 Scarlet fever with other complications

A38.9 Scarlet fever, uncomplicated

A39 Meningococcal infection

A39.0 Meningococcal meningitis

A39.1 Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

A39.2 Acute meningococcemia

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A37.90

Whooping cough, unspecified species without pneumonia

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Meningitis, unspecified