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A49.9
Billable

Bacterial infection, unspecified

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Excludes1

1 item

Billable Code

A49.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

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Bacterial Infection, Unspecified

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:

A00-B99A49

Includes

1 item

From A00-B99:

  • •
    diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

6 items

From A00-B99:

  • •
    certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

From A49:

  • •
    bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B95-B96)
  • •
    chlamydial infection NOS (A74.9)
  • •
    meningococcal infection NOS (A39.9)
  • •
    rickettsial infection NOS (A79.9)
  • •
    spirochetal infection NOS (A69.9)

Excludes2

4 items

From A00-B99:

  • •
    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

1 item

From A00-B99:

  • •
    code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
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