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A22.0 - Cutaneous anthrax


The ICD 10 Code for Cutaneous anthrax is listed as A22.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: A22.0
Description: Cutaneous anthrax
  • Malignant carbuncle
  • Malignant pustule
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
606 - Minor Skin Disorders W Mcc
607 - Minor Skin Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases (A20-A28)
Parent A22 - Anthrax
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 022.0 - Cutaneous anthrax
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A22.0:
A22.1 - Pulmonary anthrax
A22.2 - Gastrointestinal anthrax
A22.7 - Anthrax sepsis
A22.8 - Other forms of anthrax
A22.9 - Anthrax, unspecified