ICD-10-CM category
A48: Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
Codes under A48 (Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| A48.0 | Gas gangrene | ✓ |
| A48.1 | Legionnaires' disease | ✓ |
| A48.2 | Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever] | ✓ |
| A48.3 | Toxic shock syndrome | ✓ |
| A48.4 | Brazilian purpuric fever | ✓ |
| A48.5 | Other specified botulism | — |
| A48.8 | Other specified bacterial diseases | ✓ |
| A48.51 | Infant botulism | ✓ |
| A48.52 | Wound botulism | ✓ |
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