2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A22.8

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Other forms of anthrax

  • A22.8 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 A22.8 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A22.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 A22.8 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Anthrax meningitis

The following code(s) above A22.8 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A22.8:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A22  Anthrax

Approximate Synonyms

  • Anthrax meningitis
  • Meningitis caused by bacillus anthracis

ICD-10-CM A22.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 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 A22.8 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 A22.8:

  • AnthraxA22.9
    • cerebral A22.8
    • meningitis A22.8
    • specified manifestation NEC A22.8
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic) G03.9
    • in (due to)
      • anthrax A22.8