A68.1 – Tick-borne relapsing fever
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Applicable To
Relapsing fever due to any Borrelia species other than Borrelia recurrentis
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 00000
–
Relapsing fever, tick-borne
MDC / MS-DRG Reference
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African
Carter's relapsing fever
(Asiatic)
A68.1
Dutton's relapsing fever
(West African)
A68.1
Novy's
tick-borne
(endemic)
A68.1
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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Code | Title |
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A00-B99 | Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) |
A65-A69 | Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69) |
A68 | Relapsing fevers |
A68.1 |
Tick-borne relapsing fever
Applicable to
Relapsing fever due to any Borrelia species other than Borrelia recurrentis
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