2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Zoonotic Bacterial Diseases 020-027 > Anthrax 022.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 022.9
Anthrax unspecified On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 022.9 can be accessed here. - An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria BACILLUS ANTHRACIS. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract. Anthrax is not contagious and can be treated with antibiotics.
- 022.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 022.9 contains 7 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 022.* hierarchy
Index entries containing 022.9:- Anthrax
 022.9Bacillus - see also Infection, bacillus- anthracis infection 022.9
Chabert's disease 022.9
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome- Chabert's 022.9
Fever 780.6- splenic (see also Anthrax) 022.9
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9- anthrax (see also Anthrax) 022.9
- Bacillus NEC 041.89
- anthracis (see also Anthrax) 022.9
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