2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A20.2

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Pneumonic plague

  • A20.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A20.2 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A20.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 A20.2 may differ.

The following code(s) above A20.2 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A20.2:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A20  Plague

Approximate Synonyms

  • Secondary pneumonic plague

ICD-10-CM A20.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 177 Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
  • 178 Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc
  • 179 Respiratory infections and inflammations without cc/mcc

Convert A20.2 to ICD-9-CMCode 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
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A20.2:

  • PlagueA20.9
    • pneumonic A20.2 (primary) (secondary)
    • pulmonary, pulmonic A20.2
  • Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) J18.9
    • in (due to)
      • Yersinia pestis A20.2