A48.3 is the ICD-10 code for Toxic shock syndrome. 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
What A48.3 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
A48.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
A48.3Toksisk sjokksyndrom
DA483Toksisk shock-syndrom
A48.3Toksinen sokkioireyhtymä
A48.3Syndrom des toxischen Schocks
A48.3Syndrome du choc toxique
A48.3toxischeshocksyndroom
A48.3Toxic shock syndrome
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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