A24.1

Billable

ChapterA00–B99

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Official Description

Acute and fulminating melioidosis

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).

Instructional Notes

Includes

Melioidosis pneumonia
Melioidosis sepsis

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

A20-A28Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases (A20-A28)

A24Glanders and melioidosis

A24.1Acute and fulminating melioidosis

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to A24.1:

chapterCH1

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to A24.1. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

7 raw paths

Melioidosis5 unique routes

acute→A24.1

fulminating→A24.1

pneumonia→A24.1

pulmonary (chronic)

acute→A24.1

sepsis→A24.1

Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved)1 unique routes

in (due to)

Pseudomonas NEC

pseudomallei→A24.1

Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)1 unique routes

melioidosis→A24.1

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 867

Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses with MCC

DRG 868

Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses with CC

DRG 869

Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses without CC/MCC

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