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
  • A41.02

    Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  • A41.1

    Sepsis due to other specified staphylococcus

  • A41.2

    Sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcus

  • A41.3

    Sepsis due to Hemophilus influenzae

  • A41.4

    Sepsis due to anaerobes

  • A41.5

    Sepsis due to other Gram-negative organisms

  • A41.50

    Gram-negative sepsis, unspecified

  • A41.51

    Sepsis due to Escherichia coli [E. coli]

  • A41.52

    Sepsis due to Pseudomonas

  • A41.53

    Sepsis due to Serratia

  • A41.54

    Sepsis due to Acinetobacter baumannii

  • A41.59

    Other Gram-negative sepsis

  • A41.8

    Other specified sepsis

  • A41.81

    Sepsis due to Enterococcus

  • A41.89

    Other specified sepsis

  • A41.9

    Sepsis, unspecified organism

  • A42

    Actinomycosis

  • A42.0

    Pulmonary actinomycosis

  • A42.1

    Abdominal actinomycosis

  • A42.2

    Cervicofacial actinomycosis

  • A42.7

    Actinomycotic sepsis

  • A42.8

    Other forms of actinomycosis

  • A42.81

    Actinomycotic meningitis

  • A42.82

    Actinomycotic encephalitis

  • A42.89

    Other forms of actinomycosis

  • A42.9

    Actinomycosis, unspecified

  • A43

    Nocardiosis

  • A43.0

    Pulmonary nocardiosis

  • A43.1

    Cutaneous nocardiosis

  • A43.8

    Other forms of nocardiosis

  • A43.9

    Nocardiosis, unspecified

  • A44

    Bartonellosis

  • A44.0

    Systemic bartonellosis

  • A44.1

    Cutaneous and mucocutaneous bartonellosis

  • A44.8

    Other forms of bartonellosis

  • A44.9

    Bartonellosis, unspecified

  • A46

    Erysipelas

  • A48

    Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified

  • A48.0

    Gas gangrene

  • A48.1

    Legionnaires' disease

  • A48.2

    Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever]

  • A48.3

    Toxic shock syndrome

  • A48.4

    Brazilian purpuric fever

  • A48.5

    Other specified botulism

  • A48.51

    Infant botulism

  • A48.52

    Wound botulism

  • A48.8

    Other specified bacterial diseases

  • A49

    Bacterial infection of unspecified site

  • A49.0

    Staphylococcal infection, unspecified site

  • A49.01

    Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site

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