A69

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other spirochetal infections

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.)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
A65-A69Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)
A69Other spirochetal infectionsNot billable
A69.0Necrotizing ulcerative stomatitisBillable
A69.1Other Vincent's infectionsBillable
A69.2Lyme diseaseSubcodes
A69.8Other specified spirochetal infectionsBillable
A69.9Spirochetal infection, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to A69:

blockA65-A69
Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)
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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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