A75

Typhus fever

Non-billable header

A75 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • rickettsiosis due to Ehrlichia sennetsu (A79.81)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

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

More specific codes A75

  • A75.0Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekiiBillable
  • A75.1Recrudescent typhus [Brill's disease]Billable
  • A75.2Typhus fever due to Rickettsia typhiBillable
  • A75.3Typhus fever due to Rickettsia tsutsugamushiBillable
  • A75.9Typhus fever, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • A77Spotted fever [tick-borne rickettsioses]Header
  • A78Q feverBillable
  • A79Other rickettsiosesHeader

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