2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 021.9
Unspecified tularemia
- disease caused by Francisella tularensis and transmitted to man from rodents through the bite of a deer fly, Chrysops discalis, and other bloodsucking insects; symptoms consist of a prolonged fever and often swelling of the lymph nodes; rabbits are important reservoir hosts.
- Short description: TULAREMIA NOS.
- ICD-9-CM 021.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
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ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 021.9:
deer fly (see also Tularemia) 
Ohara's (see also Tularemia) 
