A48.1Billable
Legionnaires' disease
Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Billable Code
A48.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for legionella pneumonia
legionella pneumonia
View TemplatesLegionella Pneumonia
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Includes
1 item
Includes
From A00-B99:
- •diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1
2 items
Excludes1
From A00-B99:
- •certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
4 items
Excludes2
Use Additional Code
1 item
Use Additional Code
From A00-B99:
- •code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)