A49

The ICD-10-CM code for bacterial infection of unspecified site is A49. The full clinical description is "Bacterial infection of unspecified site". A49 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code A49 represents “Bacterial infection of unspecified site”. It is classified under Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, A49 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 6 child codes under A49.

A49 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).

A49 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters; bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B95-B96); chlamydial infection NOS (A74.9); and 3 more.

A49 has 6 child codes, including: A49.0 (Staphylococcal infection, unspecified site), A49.1 (Streptococcal infection, unspecified site), A49.2 (Hemophilus influenzae infection, unspecified site), A49.3 (Mycoplasma infection, unspecified site), and 2 more.

Yes, when using A49, also report: resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

A49 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0004623. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like bacterial infection of unspecified site affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

A49 maps to the ICD-11 code: 1C41 (Bacterial infection of unspecified site).