A78
BillableQ fever
Q fever
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Infection due to Coxiella burnetii
- Nine Mile fever
- Quadrilateral fever
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
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Pneumonia in Q fever32286006
- Q fever pneumonia32286006
- Bacterial osteomyelitis61011009
- Cardiac Q fever95890006
- Endocarditis - Q fever95890006
- Q fever endocarditis95890006
- Abattoir fever186788009
- Balkan grippe186788009
- Balkan influenza186788009
- Infection due to Coxiella burnetii186788009
- Q fever186788009
- Query fever186788009
- Q fever myocarditis233867000
- Q fever pericarditis233884006
- Chronic Q fever409552002
- Acute Q fever409553007
- Q fever hepatitis409554001
- Meningitis caused by Coxiella burnetii409555000
- Q fever meningitis409555000
- Q fever encephalitis409556004
- Q fever osteomyelitis409557008
- Bacterial myelitis721245001
- Myelitis caused by bacterium721245001
- Infection causing encephalomyelitis721249007
- Infectious encephalomyelitis721249007
- Coxiella infection721758001
- Infection caused by Coxiella721758001
- Bacterial encephalomyelitis860841006
- Encephalomyelitis caused by bacterium860841006
- Coxiella burnetii encephalomyelitis860842004
- Encephalomyelitis caused by Coxiella burnetii860842004
- Bacterial hepatitis318191000009109
- Hepatitis caused by bacteria318191000009109
UMLS
- Abattoir feverC0034362
- Balkan grippeC0034362
- Balkan influenzaC0034362
- Coxiella burnetii FeverC0034362
- Coxiella burnetii FeversC0034362
- Coxiella burnetii infectionC0034362
- Fever, Coxiella burnetiiC0034362
- Fever, QC0034362
- Fever, QueryC0034362
- Fevers, Coxiella burnetiiC0034362
- Fevers, QC0034362
- Fevers, QueryC0034362
- Infection due to Coxiella burnetiiC0034362
- Nine Mile feverC0034362
- Nine-mile feverC0034362
- Q FeverC0034362
- Q FeversC0034362
- Q feverC0034362
- Q fever (disorder)C0034362
- Q-feverC0034362
- Quadrilateral feverC0034362
- Query FeverC0034362
- Query FeversC0034362
- Query feverC0034362
- fever qC0034362
- fever queryC0034362
- q feverC0034362
- q-feverC0034362
- query feverC0034362
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code A78?
ICD-10-CM code A78 represents "Q fever". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is A78 a billable code?
Yes, A78 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is A78 in?
A78 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).
What codes cannot be used with A78?
A78 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters.
Are additional codes required with A78?
Yes, when using A78 you should also code: code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does A78 map to?
A78 maps to 18 SNOMED CT concepts: 186788009, 409553007, 860841006, 318191000009109, 721245001, and 13 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for A78?
A78 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0034362. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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