2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A77.3

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Spotted fever due to Rickettsia australis

  • A77.3 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 A77.3 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A77.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 A77.3 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Queensland tick typhus

The following code(s) above A77.3 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A77.3:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Approximate Synonyms

  • Queensland tick typhus

Clinical Information

  • Acute infectious disease caused by coxiella burnetii; characterized by a sudden onset of fever,headache, malaise, and weakness; in humans, it is commonly contracted by inhalation of infected dusts derived from infected domestic animals.

ICD-10-CM A77.3 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 A77.3 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 A77.3: