A68 is the ICD-10 code for Relapsing fevers. It is a three-character category divided into 3 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block A65–A69 (Other spirochaetal 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 A68 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- recurrent fever
What A68 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- Lyme disease A69.2
Subcodes of A68
A68 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DA68Tilbagefaldsfeber
A68Toisintokuumeet
A68Rückfallfieber
A68Fièvres récurrentes [borrélioses]
A68febris recurrens [Relapsing 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.
Look up another code
Stop looking codes up by hand
Docdemic listens to the consultation, writes the note and suggests the diagnosis and procedure codes that fit it, each one checked against your country’s official code list.
Try Docdemic free