Chapter 1

A00–B99: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter 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.-)
Internal Codes
  • A54.86

    Gonococcal sepsis

  • A54.89

    Other gonococcal infections

  • A54.9

    Gonococcal infection, unspecified

  • A55

    Chlamydial lymphogranuloma (venereum)

  • A56.00

    Chlamydial infection of lower genitourinary tract, unspecified

  • A56.01

    Chlamydial cystitis and urethritis

  • A56.02

    Chlamydial vulvovaginitis

  • A56.09

    Other chlamydial infection of lower genitourinary tract

  • A56.11

    Chlamydial female pelvic inflammatory disease

  • A56.19

    Other chlamydial genitourinary infection

  • A56.2

    Chlamydial infection of genitourinary tract, unspecified

  • A56.3

    Chlamydial infection of anus and rectum

  • A56.4

    Chlamydial infection of pharynx

  • A56.8

    Sexually transmitted chlamydial infection of other sites

  • A57

    Chancroid

  • A58

    Granuloma inguinale

  • A59.00

    Urogenital trichomoniasis, unspecified

  • A59.01

    Trichomonal vulvovaginitis

  • A59.02

    Trichomonal prostatitis

  • A59.03

    Trichomonal cystitis and urethritis

  • A59.09

    Other urogenital trichomoniasis

  • A59.8

    Trichomoniasis of other sites

  • A59.9

    Trichomoniasis, unspecified

  • A60.00

    Herpesviral infection of urogenital system, unspecified

  • A60.01

    Herpesviral infection of penis

  • A60.02

    Herpesviral infection of other male genital organs

  • A60.03

    Herpesviral cervicitis

  • A60.04

    Herpesviral vulvovaginitis

  • A60.09

    Herpesviral infection of other urogenital tract

  • A60.1

    Herpesviral infection of perianal skin and rectum

  • A60.9

    Anogenital herpesviral infection, unspecified

  • A63.0

    Anogenital (venereal) warts

  • A63.8

    Other specified predominantly sexually transmitted diseases

  • A64

    Unspecified sexually transmitted disease

  • A65

    Nonvenereal syphilis

  • A66.0

    Initial lesions of yaws

  • A66.1

    Multiple papillomata and wet crab yaws

  • A66.2

    Other early skin lesions of yaws

  • A66.3

    Hyperkeratosis of yaws

  • A66.4

    Gummata and ulcers of yaws

  • A66.5

    Gangosa

  • A66.6

    Bone and joint lesions of yaws

  • A66.7

    Other manifestations of yaws

  • A66.8

    Latent yaws

  • A66.9

    Yaws, unspecified

  • A67.0

    Primary lesions of pinta

  • A67.1

    Intermediate lesions of pinta

  • A67.2

    Late lesions of pinta

  • A67.3

    Mixed lesions of pinta

  • A67.9

    Pinta, unspecified

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