A26

Non-Billable

ChapterA00–B99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Erysipeloid

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•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)

certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes2(Not included here)

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.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

A20-A28Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases (A20-A28)

A26Erysipeloid

A26.0Cutaneous erysipeloid

A26.7Erysipelothrix sepsis

A26.8Other forms of erysipeloid

A26.9Erysipeloid, unspecified

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to A26:

chapterCH1

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to A26. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

10 raw paths

Eruption1 unique routes

skin (nonspecific)

erysipeloid→A26

Erysipeloid5 unique routes

Direct index entry→A26

cutaneous (Rosenbach's)→A26

disseminated→A26

sepsis→A26

specified NEC→A26

Erythema, erythematous (infectional) (inflammation)1 unique routes

migrans→A26