- A49.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A49.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A49.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 A49.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM A49.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
- 868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
- 869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A49.8:
- Friedländer\’s NEC > Bacillus A49.9
- Bacteroides NEC > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- Escherichia coli NEC (E.) > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- Klebsiella pneumoniae NEC (K.) > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- mixed flora NEC (bacterial) > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- Proteus NEC (mirabilis) (morganii) (vulgaris) > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- Pseudomonas NEC > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9