A68.0 is the ICD-10 code for Louse-borne relapsing fever. It is a four-character subcategory of A68 (Relapsing fevers), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block A65–A69 (Other spirochaetal 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 A68.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Relapsing fever due to Borrelia recurrentis
A68.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
A68.0Tilbakefallsfeber overført ved lus
DA680Tilbagefaldsfeber overført af lus
A68.0Täiden levittämä toisintokuume
A68.0Durch Läuse übertragenes Rückfallfieber
A68.0Fièvre récurrente [borréliose] à poux
A68.0door luizen overgebrachte febris recurrens
A68.0Louse-borne 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.
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