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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A48.2
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A48.2
Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever]
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- A48.2 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 A48.2 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A48.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 A48.2 may differ.
The following code(s) above
A48.2 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
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- 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
A48.2:
Approximate Synonyms
- Extrapulmonary legionella infection
- Nonpneumonic legionnaires disease
ICD-10-CM A48.2 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 A48.2 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
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- legionnaires' A48.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A48.1
Legionnaires' disease
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- 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
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9
Unspecified infectious disease
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- Legionellosis A48.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A48.1
Legionnaires' disease
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- Legionnaires'
- disease A48.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A48.1
Legionnaires' disease
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A48.2
A43.9 Nocardiosis, unspecified
A44.0 Systemic bartonellosis
A44.1 Cutaneous and mucocutaneous bartonellosis
A44.8 Other forms of bartonellosis
A44.9 Bartonellosis, unspecified
A48 Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
A48.1 Legionnaires' disease
A48.2
Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever]
A48.3 Toxic shock syndrome
A48.4 Brazilian purpuric fever
A48.5 Other specified botulism
A48.8 Other specified bacterial diseases
A49 Bacterial infection of unspecified site
A49.0 Staphylococcal infection, unspecified site
A49.01 Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site
A49.02 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.