2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A77.8

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Other spotted fevers

  • A77.8 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 A77.8 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A77.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 A77.8 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Rickettsia 364D/R. philipii (Pacific Coast tick fever)
  • Spotted fever due to Rickettsia africae (African tick bite fever)
  • Spotted fever due to Rickettsia parkeri

The following code(s) above A77.8 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A77.8:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

ICD-10-CM A77.8 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 A77.8 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 A77.8:

  • Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
    • spottedA77.9
      • due to Rickettsia
        • africae A77.8 (African tick bite fever)
        • parkeri A77.8
        • specified type NEC A77.8
    • African tick bite A77.8
    • pacific coast tick A77.8
  • Rickettsia 364D/R. philipii A77.8 (Pacific Coast tick fever)