From parent levels
ChapterICertain infectious and parasitic diseasesOpen
Coding note
Inclusions
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Exclusions
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium [except obstetrical tetanus] (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period [except tetanus neonatorum, whooping cough, congenital syphilis, perinatal gonococcal infection and perinatal human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease] (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
BlockB95-B98Bacterial, viral and other infectious agentsOpen
Note
These categories should never be used in primary coding. They are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes when it is desired to identify the infectious agent(s) in diseases classified elsewhere.
Other specified infectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters