A77.9

Spotted fever, unspecified

Billable / specific

A77.9 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

  • Tick-borne typhus NOS

Includes (from A77)

  • 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 A77)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A77)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A77)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A77)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A77)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A77)

Also known as

  • Tick-borne typhus NOS
  • Fever, spotted
  • Infection, infected, infective, typhus, tick-borne
  • Rickettsiosis, tick-borne
  • Spotted fever
  • Typhus, tick-borne

Parent code

  • A77Spotted fever [tick-borne rickettsioses]Header

Related codes

  • A77.0Spotted fever due to Rickettsia rickettsiiBillable
  • A77.1Spotted fever due to Rickettsia conoriiBillable
  • A77.2Spotted fever due to Rickettsia sibericaBillable
  • A77.3Spotted fever due to Rickettsia australisBillable
  • A77.4EhrlichiosisHeader
  • A77.8Other spotted feversBillable

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