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A48.8 - Other specified bacterial diseases


The ICD 10 Code for Other specified bacterial diseases is listed as A48.8.
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: A48.8
Description: Other specified bacterial diseases
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
867 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Mcc
868 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Cc
869 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
Parent A48 - Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 040.1 - Rhinoscleroma (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 040.89 - Other specified bacterial diseases (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A48.8:
A48.0 - Gas gangrene
A48.1 - Legionnaires' disease
A48.2 - Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever]
A48.3 - Toxic shock syndrome
A48.4 - Brazilian purpuric fever
A48.5 - Other specified botulism