2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Rickettsioses And Other Arthropod-Borne Diseases 080-088 > Tick-Borne Rickettsioses 082.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 082.4
Ehrlichiosis 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 082.4 can be accessed here. - A tick-borne disease characterized by FEVER; HEADACHE, myalgias, ANOREXIA, and occasionally RASH. It is caused by several bacterial species and can produce disease in DOGS, CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS, HORSES, and humans. The primary species causing human disease are EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; and Ehrlichia ewingii.
- 082.4 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 082.* hierarchy
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