Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 082.8
Other specified tick-borne rickettsioses
  • Short description: Tick-borne ricketts NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 082.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 082.8 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 082.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 082.8: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 082.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A77.8 Other spotted fevers
Approximate Synonyms
  • Old World tick typhus
  • Rickettsiosis due to Ehrlichia sennetsu
  • Rickettsiosis due to Erhlichia sennetsu
  • Sennetsu fever
Applies To
  • Lone star fever
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 082.8:
  • Bullis fever 082.8
  • Fever 780.60
    • Bullis 082.8
    • Lone Star 082.8
  • Lone star fever 082.8
  • Rickettsiosis NEC 083.9
    • tick-borne 082.9
      • specified type NEC 082.8
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Bullis fever 082.8
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