ICD-10 diagnosis code

A75.0 Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii

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A75.0 is the ICD-10 code for Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii. It is a four-character subcategory of A75 (Typhus fever), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block A75–A79 (Rickettsioses) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

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

What A75.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Classical typhus (fever)
  • Epidemic (louse-borne) typhus

A75.0 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

A75.0Epidemisk flekktyfus som skyldes Rickettsia prowazekii, overført ved lus

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA750Plettyfus forårsaget af Rickettsia prowazekii

FinlandICD-10-FI

A75.0Täipilkkukuume

GermanyICD-10-GM

A75.0Epidemisches Fleckfieber durch Rickettsia prowazeki

FranceICD-10-FR

A75.0Typhus épidémique à poux dû à Rickettsia prowazekii

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A75.0epidemische door luizen overgebrachte vlektyfus door Rickettsia prowazekii

United StatesICD-10-CM

A75.0Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii

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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