Other bacterial infections of unspecified site
Billable / specific
A49.8 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 A49)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A49)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A49)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A49)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A49)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A49)
- chlamydial infection NOS (A74.9) (from A49)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Burkholderia, cepacia
- Colibacillosis
- Friedländer's BNEC
- Infection, infected, infective, Bacillus, Friedländer's NEC
- Infection, infected, infective, bacterial NOS, as cause of disease classified elsewhere, Cronobacter
- Infection, infected, infective, Bacteroides NEC
- Infection, infected, infective, Cronobacter
- Infection, infected, infective, Escherichiacoli NEC
- Infection, infected, infective, Klebsiellapneumoniae NEC
- Infection, infected, infective, mixed floraNEC
- Infection, infected, infective, ProteusNEC
- Infection, infected, infective, Pseudomonas NEC
- Infection, infected, infective, Serratia NEC
Parent code
- A49Bacterial infection of unspecified siteHeader