Cutaneous nocardiosis
Billable / specific
A43.1 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 A43)
- 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 A43)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A43)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A43)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A43)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A43)
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Also known as
- Nocardiosis, nocardiasis, cutaneous
Parent code
- A43NocardiosisHeader