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A48.2 Nonpneumonic Legionnaires disease [Pontiac fever]

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A48.2 is the ICD-10 code for Nonpneumonic Legionnaires disease [Pontiac fever]. It is a four-character subcategory of A48 (Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block A30–A49 (Other bacterial diseases) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
I · A00–B99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

A48.2 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

A48.2Icke-pneumonisk legionärsjuka [Pontiac-feber]

NorwayICD-10-NO

A48.2Legionærsykdom uten pneumoni

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA482Pontiacfeber

FinlandICD-10-FI

A48.2Legionelloosi ilman keuhkokuumetta (Pontiac-kuume)

GermanyICD-10-GM

A48.2Legionellose ohne Pneumonie [Pontiac-Fieber]

FranceICD-10-FR

A48.2Maladie des légionnaires, sans signes pulmonaires [fièvre de Pontiac]

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A48.2niet-pneumonische legionairsziekte [Pontiac-koorts]

United StatesICD-10-CM

A48.2Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever]

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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