2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A69.9

Spirochetal infection, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • A69.9 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 A69.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A69.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 A69.9 may differ.
The following code(s) above A69.9 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 A69.9:
  • 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
  • A65-A69
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range A65-A69

    Other spirochetal diseases

    Type 2 Excludes
    Other spirochetal diseases
Approximate Synonyms
  • Spirochetal infection
Clinical Information
  • Infections with bacteria of the order spirochaetales.
  • Infections with bacteria of the order spirochaetales; includes leptospirosis and other spirochaetales infections not available as a narrower term.
ICD-10-CM A69.9 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 A69.9 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
Code annotations containing back-references to A69.9:
  • Type 1 Excludes: A49
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A49

    Bacterial infection of unspecified site

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B95-B96)
    • chlamydial infection NOS (A74.9)
    • meningococcal infection NOS (A39.9)
    • rickettsial infection NOS (A79.9)
    • spirochetal infection NOS (A69.9)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A69.9:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A69.9
A69 Other spirochetal infections
A69.0 Necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis
A69.1 Other Vincent's infections
A69.2 Lyme disease
A69.20 …… unspecified
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
A69.8 Other specified spirochetal infections
A69.9 Spirochetal infection, unspecified
A70 Chlamydia psittaci infections
A71 Trachoma
A71.0 Initial stage of trachoma
A71.1 Active stage of trachoma
A71.9 Trachoma, unspecified
A74 Other diseases caused by chlamydiae
A74.0 Chlamydial conjunctivitis
A74.8 Other chlamydial diseases
A74.81 Chlamydial peritonitis
A74.89 Other chlamydial diseases

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