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A68

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Relapsing fevers

Use a more specific code (3 billable)
A68.0Louse-borne relapsing feverA68.1Tick-borne relapsing feverA68.9Relapsing fever, unspecified
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.-)

A65-A69 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • recurrent fever
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
A65-A69Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)
A68Relapsing feversNot billable
A68.0Louse-borne relapsing feverBillable
A68.1Tick-borne relapsing feverBillable
A68.9Relapsing fever, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to A68:

blockA65-A69
Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)
View context instructions
chapterCH1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
View context instructions

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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