2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A79.1

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Rickettsialpox due to Rickettsia akari

  • A79.1 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 A79.1 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A79.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 A79.1 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Kew Garden fever
  • Vesicular rickettsiosis

The following code(s) above A79.1 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A79.1:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Approximate Synonyms

  • Rickettsial pox
  • Rickettsialpox

ICD-10-CM A79.1 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 A79.1 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 A79.1:

  • Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
    • Kew Garden A79.1
  • Kew Garden fever A79.1
  • Rickettsialpox A79.1 (Rickettsia akari)
  • RickettsiosisA79.9
    • due to
      • Rickettsia akari A79.1 (rickettsialpox)
    • vesicular A79.1