Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 027.9
Unspecified zoonotic bacterial disease
  • Short description: Zoonotic bact dis NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 027.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 027.9 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).
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 027.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 027.9: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 027.9 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A28.9 Zoonotic bacterial disease, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bacterial zoonosis
  • Infection by Campylobacter fetus
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 027.9:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • bacterial NEC 040.89
      • zoonotic NEC 027.9
    • zoonotic, bacterial NEC 027.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • zoonotic bacterial NEC 027.9
  • Vibriosis NEC 027.9
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