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
  • A19.0

    Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site

  • A19.1

    Acute miliary tuberculosis of multiple sites

  • A19.2

    Acute miliary tuberculosis, unspecified

  • A19.8

    Other miliary tuberculosis

  • A19.9

    Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified

  • A20

    Plague

  • A20.0

    Bubonic plague

  • A20.1

    Cellulocutaneous plague

  • A20.2

    Pneumonic plague

  • A20.3

    Plague meningitis

  • A20.7

    Septicemic plague

  • A20.8

    Other forms of plague

  • A20.9

    Plague, unspecified

  • A21

    Tularemia

  • A21.0

    Ulceroglandular tularemia

  • A21.1

    Oculoglandular tularemia

  • A21.2

    Pulmonary tularemia

  • A21.3

    Gastrointestinal tularemia

  • A21.7

    Generalized tularemia

  • A21.8

    Other forms of tularemia

  • A21.9

    Tularemia, unspecified

  • A22

    Anthrax

  • A22.0

    Cutaneous anthrax

  • A22.1

    Pulmonary anthrax

  • A22.2

    Gastrointestinal anthrax

  • A22.7

    Anthrax sepsis

  • A22.8

    Other forms of anthrax

  • A22.9

    Anthrax, unspecified

  • A23

    Brucellosis

  • A23.0

    Brucellosis due to Brucella melitensis

  • A23.1

    Brucellosis due to Brucella abortus

  • A23.2

    Brucellosis due to Brucella suis

  • A23.3

    Brucellosis due to Brucella canis

  • A23.8

    Other brucellosis

  • A23.9

    Brucellosis, unspecified

  • A24

    Glanders and melioidosis

  • A24.0

    Glanders

  • A24.1

    Acute and fulminating melioidosis

  • A24.2

    Subacute and chronic melioidosis

  • A24.3

    Other melioidosis

  • A24.9

    Melioidosis, unspecified

  • A25

    Rat-bite fevers

  • A25.0

    Spirillosis

  • A25.1

    Streptobacillosis

  • A25.9

    Rat-bite fever, unspecified

  • A26

    Erysipeloid

  • A26.0

    Cutaneous erysipeloid

  • A26.7

    Erysipelothrix sepsis

  • A26.8

    Other forms of erysipeloid

  • A26.9

    Erysipeloid, unspecified

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