A79.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified rickettsioses. It is a four-character subcategory of A79 (Other rickettsioses), 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 A79.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Rickettsiosis due to Neorickettsia sennetsu [Ehrlichia sennetsu]
A79.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
A79.8Annen spesifisert rickettsiose
DA798Anden rickettsiose
- DA798ARickettsiose forårsaget af Neorickettsia sennetsu [Ehrlichia sennetsu]
- DA798BRickettsiose forårsaget af Ehrlichia phagocytophila
A79.8Muu riketsioosi
A79.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete Rickettsiosen
A79.8Autres types précisés de rickettsiose
A79.8overige gespecificeerde rickettsiosen
Listed through more specific codes:
- A79.81Rickettsiosis due to Ehrlichia sennetsu
- A79.82Anaplasmosis [A. phagocytophilum]
- A79.89Other specified rickettsioses
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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