A37.00

Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis without pneumonia

Billable / specific

A37.00 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Paroxysmal cough due to Bordetella pertussis without pneumonia

Includes (from A37)

  • 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 A37)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A37)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A37)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A37)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A37)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A37)

Also known as

  • Paroxysmal cough due to Bordetella pertussis without pneumonia
  • Cough, paroxysmal, due to Bordetella pertussis
  • Whooping cough, due to Bordetella, pertussis

Parent code

  • A37.0Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussisHeader

Related codes

  • A37.01Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis with pneumoniaBillable

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