Other specified rickettsioses
Non-billable header
A79.8 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from A79)
- 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 A79)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A79)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A79)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A79)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A79)
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Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.