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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A69.8

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A69.8

Other specified spirochetal infections

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

• A69.8 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 A69.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A69.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 A69.8 may differ.

• 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 A69.8 to ICD-9-CM

• 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

• Type 1 Excludes: J15
  , J17
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J15

  Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Code First

  • associated influenza, if applicable (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-)

  Code Also

  • associated abscess, if applicable (J85.1)

  Includes

  • bronchopneumonia due to bacteria other than S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae

  Type 1 Excludes

  • chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0)
  • congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
  • Legionnaires' disease (A48.1)
  • spirochetal pneumonia (A69.8)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J17

  Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Manifestation Code

  Code First

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • Q fever (A78)
  • rheumatic fever (I00)
  • schistosomiasis (B65.0-B65.9)

  Type 1 Excludes

  • candidial pneumonia (B37.1)
  • chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0)
  • gonorrheal pneumonia (A54.84)
  • histoplasmosis pneumonia (B39.0-B39.2)
  • measles pneumonia (B05.2)
  • nocardiosis pneumonia (A43.0)
  • pneumocystosis (B59)
  • pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii (B59)
  • pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jiroveci (B59)
  • pneumonia in actinomycosis (A42.0)
  • pneumonia in anthrax (A22.1)
  • pneumonia in ascariasis (B77.81)
  • pneumonia in aspergillosis (B44.0-B44.1)
  • pneumonia in coccidioidomycosis (B38.0-B38.2)
  • pneumonia in cytomegalovirus disease (B25.0)
  • pneumonia in toxoplasmosis (B58.3)
  • rubella pneumonia (B06.81)
  • salmonella pneumonia (A02.22)
  • spirochetal infection NEC with pneumonia (A69.8)
  • tularemia pneumonia (A21.2)
  • typhoid fever with pneumonia (A01.03)
  • varicella pneumonia (B01.2)
  • whooping cough with pneumonia (A37 with fifth-character 1)

• Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) J40
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J40

  Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Bronchitis NOS
  • Bronchitis with tracheitis NOS
  • Catarrhal bronchitis
  • Tracheobronchitis NOS

  Type 1 Excludes

  • acute bronchitis (J20.-)
  • allergic bronchitis NOS (J45.909-)
  • asthmatic bronchitis NOS (J45.9-)
  • bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)

  Use Additional

  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)
  • Castellani's A69.8
  • spirochetal NEC A69.8
• Bronchospirochetosis A69.8
  • Castellani A69.8
• Castellani's disease A69.8
• Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • Castellani's A69.8
• Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) I96
  - see also Necrosis
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I96

  Gangrene, not elsewhere classified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Gangrenous cellulitis

  Type 1 Excludes

  • gangrene in atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities (I70.26)
  • gangrene in hernia (K40.1, K40.4, K41.1, K41.4, K42.1, K43.1-, K44.1, K45.1, K46.1)
  • gangrene in other peripheral vascular diseases (I73.-)
  • gangrene of certain specified sites - see Alphabetical Index
  • gas gangrene (A48.0)
  • pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)

  Type 2 Excludes

  • gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)
  • lung J85.0
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J85.0

    Gangrene and necrosis of lung

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • spirochetal A69.8
  • spirochetal NEC A69.8
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9

  Unspecified infectious disease

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • lung J18.9
    - see also Pneumonia
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J18.9

    Pneumonia, unspecified organism

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • spirochetal A69.8
  • spirochetal NOS A69.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A69.9

    Spirochetal infection, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • lung A69.8
    • specified NEC A69.8
• Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) J18.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J18.9

  Pneumonia, unspecified organism

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • in (due to)
    • spirochetal NEC A69.8
  • spirochetal NEC A69.8
• Spirochetosis A69.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A69.9

  Spirochetal infection, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • bronchopulmonary A69.8
  • lung A69.8
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
  • nose, nasal (passage) (infective) (septum) J34.0
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J34.0

    Abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of nose

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Cellulitis of nose
    • Necrosis of nose
    • Ulceration of nose
    • spirochetal A69.8

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