ICD-10 diagnosis code

A20 Plague

A20 is the ICD-10 code for Plague. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block A20–A28 (Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: I · A00–B99
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What A20 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

infection due to Yersinia pestis

Subcodes of A20

A20 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

A20Pest

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA20Pest

FinlandICD-10-FI

A20Rutto

GermanyICD-10-GM

A20Pest

FranceICD-10-FR

A20Peste

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A20pest

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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