Brucellosis due to Brucella abortus
Billable / specific
A23.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from A23)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
- Malta fever
- Mediterranean fever
- undulant fever
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A23)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A23)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A23)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A23)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A23)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Abortus fever
- Bacillus, abortus infection
- Bang's disease
- Brucellosis, abortus
- Disease, diseased, Bang's
- Fever, abortus
- Infection, infected, infective, Bacillus, abortus
- Infection, infected, infective, Brucella, abortus
Parent code
- A23BrucellosisHeader