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A56.8
Billable

Sexually transmitted chlamydial infection of other sites

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Billable Code

A56.8 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 chlamydia in pregnancy
chlamydia in pregnancy
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Maternal chlamydial infection complicating pregnancy

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chlamydia infection
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Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection

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.

Includes

3 items

From A00-B99:

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

From A56:

  • sexually transmitted diseases due to Chlamydia
  • trachomatis

Excludes1

3 items

From A00-B99:

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

From A56:

  • neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis (P39.1)
  • neonatal chlamydial pneumonia (P23.1)

Excludes2

6 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)

From A56:

  • chlamydial lymphogranuloma (A55)
  • conditions classified to A74.-

Use Additional Code

1 item

From A00-B99:

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