A75.0Billable
Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii
Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Inclusion Terms
2 items
Inclusion Terms
- •Classical typhus (fever)
- •Epidemic (louse-borne) typhus
Billable Code
A75.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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.-)