A75

Non-billable

Typhus fever

Typhus fever

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

A75-A79

Child Codes

5

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • rickettsiosis due to Ehrlichia sennetsu (A79.81)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • 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

Additional codes that should follow this code

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

Child Codes (5)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code A75?

ICD-10-CM code A75 represents "Typhus fever". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is A75 a billable code?

No, A75 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under A75.

What chapter is A75 in?

A75 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).

What codes cannot be used with A75?

A75 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters; rickettsiosis due to Ehrlichia sennetsu (A79.81).

What are the subcategories under A75?

A75 has 5 child codes, including: A75.0 (Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever d/t Rickettsia prowazekii), A75.1 (Recrudescent typhus [Brill's disease]), A75.2 (Typhus fever due to Rickettsia typhi), A75.3 (Typhus fever due to Rickettsia tsutsugamushi), and 1 more.

Are additional codes required with A75?

Yes, when using A75 you should also code: code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

What are the UMLS CUIs for A75?

A75 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0041471. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Automate ICD-10 Coding With AI

Send clinical text to the AutoICD API and get back structured ICD-10 codes with confidence scores. Integrates into any EHR or billing system in minutes.

Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.