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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A68.1
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A68.1
Tick-borne relapsing fever
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- A68.1 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 A68.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A68.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 A68.1 may differ.
Applicable To- Relapsing fever due to any Borrelia species other than Borrelia recurrentis
The following code(s) above
A68.1 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
A68.1:
- A00-B99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99
Certain infectious and parasitic diseasesIncludes- 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.-)
- A65-A69
2023 ICD-10-CM Range A65-A69
Other spirochetal diseases
- A68
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A68
Relapsing fevers
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- Relapsing fever, tickborne
ICD-10-CM A68.1 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
Convert A68.1 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
- African
- Carter's relapsing fever A68.1 (Asiatic)
- Dutton's relapsing fever A68.1 (West African)
- 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 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Fever NOS
- Fever of unknown origin [FUO]
- Fever with chills
- Fever with rigors
- Hyperpyrexia NOS
- Persistent fever
- Pyrexia NOS
- relapsing (Borrelia) A68.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A68.9
Relapsing fever, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Novy's
- Carter's A68.1 (Asiatic)
- Dutton's A68.1 (West African)
- tick-borne A68.1
- African tick-borne A68.1
- mianeh A68.1
- South African tick-bite A68.1
- Novy's relapsing fever A68.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A68.9
Relapsing fever, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Relapsing fever A68.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A68.9
Relapsing fever, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Carter's A68.1 (Asiatic)
- Dutton's A68.1 (West African)
- Novy's A68.1 (American)
- tick-borne A68.1 (endemic)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A68.1
A67.0 Primary lesions of pinta
A67.1 Intermediate lesions of pinta
A67.2 Late lesions of pinta
A67.3 Mixed lesions of pinta
A68.0 Louse-borne relapsing fever
A68.1
Tick-borne relapsing fever
A68.9 Relapsing fever, unspecified
A69 Other spirochetal infections
A69.0 Necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis
A69.1 Other Vincent's infections
A69.21 Meningitis due to Lyme disease
A69.22 Other neurologic disorders in Lyme disease
A69.23 Arthritis due to Lyme disease
A69.29 Other conditions associated with Lyme disease
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
