All ICD10 Codes

A37

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Whooping cough

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 4 non-billable)
A37.0Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussishas subcodesA37.1Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussishas subcodesA37.8Whooping cough due to other Bordetella specieshas subcodesA37.9Whooping cough, unspecified specieshas subcodes
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).

CH1 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
A30-A49Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
A37Whooping coughNot billable
A37.0Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussisSubcodes
A37.1Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussisSubcodes
A37.8Whooping cough due to other Bordetella speciesSubcodes
A37.9Whooping cough, unspecified speciesSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to A37:

chapterCH1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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