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ICD-10 A49 - Bacterial infection of unspecified site
Chapter 1 Section A30-A49

A49

ICD-10 Not billable

Bacterial infection of unspecified site

Use additional code: code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (per Chapter 1)
Specifically for this code:
  • bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B95-B96)
  • chlamydial infection NOS (A74.9)
  • meningococcal infection NOS (A39.9)
  • rickettsial infection NOS (A79.9)
  • spirochetal infection NOS (A69.9)
From Chapter 1:
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
From Chapter 1:
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
From Chapter 1:
  • 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)
A49 is a "category code," which means it's non-billable. Billable codes require more specificity. Use the list below to navigate to codes that are more specific:
10
A49.0
Staphylococcal infection, unspecified site
10
A49.1
Streptococcal infection, unspecified site
Billable
10
A49.2
Hemophilus influenzae infection, unspecified site
Billable
10
A49.3
Mycoplasma infection, unspecified site
Billable
10
A49.8
Other bacterial infections of unspecified site
Billable
10
A49.9
Bacterial infection, unspecified
Billable
      
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