Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 073.9
Ornithosis unspecified
  • Short description: Ornithosis NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 073.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 073.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 073.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A70 Chlamydia psittaci infections
Approximate Synonyms
  • Ornithosis
  • Psittacosis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 073.9:
  • Fever 780.60
    • parrot 073.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • psittacosis 073.9
  • Ornithosis 073.9
  • Papageienkrankheit 073.9
  • Parrot fever 073.9
  • Psittacosis 073.9
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