A48
Non-billableOther bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Coding Guidance
A48 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Additional Information
From parent codes: A00-B99 (Chapter 1)
Conditions included in this code from parent codes.
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.
- 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)
The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)