Other specified rickettsioses
- A79.8 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A79.8 became effective on October 1, 2023.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A79.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 A79.8 may differ.
AD
The following code(s) above A79.8 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to A79.8:
- A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Code 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