Nocardiosis, unspecified. A43.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM A43.9 became effective on October 1, 2018.
Nocardiosis, unspecified
A43. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code (s). The following references for the code A43.8 are found in the index:
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
Convert A43.8 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code A43.8 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
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The ICD code A43 is used to code Nocardiosis
Nocardiosis is an infectious disease affecting either the lungs (pulmonary nocardiosis) or the whole body (systemic nocardiosis). It is due to infection by bacterium of the genus Nocardia, most commonly Nocardia asteroides or Nocardia brasiliensis.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A43 - Nocardiosis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A43. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
What is the ICD10 code for A43.9?
This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code A43.9 and a single ICD9 code, 039.9 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Is nocardiosis a disease?
Nocardiosis is an infectious disease affecting either the lungs (pulmonary nocardiosis) or the whole body (systemic nocardiosis). It is due to infection by bacterium of the genus Nocardia, most commonly Nocardia asteroides or Nocardia brasiliensis.
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