Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A00-B99

Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases - This chapter covers various infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. It includes conditions like tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and malaria.

 Chapter Includes

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

 Use Additional

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

 Type 1 Excludes

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

 Type 2 Excludes

  • 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)

 Codes

  • A00-A09 - Intestinal infectious diseases
  • A15-A19 - Tuberculosis
  • A20-A28 - Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases
  • A30-A49 - Other bacterial diseases
  • A50-A64 - Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
  • A65-A69 - Other spirochetal diseases
  • A70-A74 - Other diseases caused by chlamydiae
  • A75-A79 - Rickettsioses
  • A80-A89 - Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system
  • A90-A99 - Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral hemorrhagic fevers
  • B00-B09 - Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
  • B10 - Other human herpesviruses
  • B15-B19 - Viral hepatitis
  • B20 - Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease
  • B25-B34 - Other viral diseases
  • B35-B49 - Mycoses
  • B50-B64 - Protozoal diseases
  • B65-B83 - Helminthiases
  • B85-B89 - Pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations
  • B90-B94 - Sequelae of infectious and parasitic diseases
  • B95-B97 - Bacterial and viral infectious agents
  • B99 - Other infectious diseases