Other specified spirochetal infections
Billable / specific
A69.8 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 A69)
- 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 A69)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A69)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A69)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A69)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A69)
- leptospirosis (A27.-) (from A69)
- syphilis (A50-A53) (from A69)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Bronchitis, Castellani's
- Bronchitis, spirochetal NEC
- Bronchospirochetosis
- Bronchospirochetosis, Castellani
- Castellani's disease
- Disease, diseased, Castellani's
- Gangrene, gangrenous, lung, spirochetal
- Gangrene, gangrenous, spirochetal NEC
- Infection, infected, infective, lung, spirochetal
- Infection, infected, infective, spirochetal NOS, lung
- Infection, infected, infective, spirochetal NOS, specified NEC
- Pneumonia, in spirochetal NEC
- Pneumonia, spirochetal NEC
- Spirochetosis, bronchopulmonary
- Spirochetosis, lung
Parent code
- A69Other spirochetal infectionsHeader