Other mycobacterial infections
Billable / specific
A31.8 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 A31)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A31)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A31)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A31)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A31)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A31)
- leprosy (A30.-) (from A31)
- tuberculosis (A15-A19) (from A31)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Arthritis, arthritic, due to or associated with, mycobacteria
- Lymphadenitis, mycobacterial
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, atypical, specified site NEC
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, chelonei
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, extrapulmonary systemic
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, fortuitum
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, kakaferifu
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, kasongo
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, scrofulaceum
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, simiae
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, systemic, extrapulmonary
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, szulgai
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, terrae
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, triviale
- Mycobacterium, mycobacterial, xenopi
Parent code
- A31Infection due to other mycobacteriaHeader