Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 080
Louse-borne (epidemic) typhus
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Louse-borne typhus.
  • ICD-9-CM 080 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 080 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 080.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 080: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 080 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A75.0 Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii
Approximate Synonyms
  • Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii
  • Louse-borne typhus
  • Louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii
Applies To
  • Typhus (fever):
    • classical
    • epidemic
    • exanthematic NOS
    • louse-borne
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 080:
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
  • Tabardillo 080
    • louse-borne 080
  • Typhus (fever) 081.9
    • classical 080
    • epidemic (louse-borne) 080
    • exanthematic NEC 080
    • exanthematicus SAI 080
      • brillii SAI 081.1
      • Mexicanus SAI 081.0
      • pediculo vestimenti causa 080
      • typhus murinus 081.0
    • louse-borne 080
    • Mexican 081.0
      • flea-borne 081.0
      • louse-borne 080
      • tabardillo 080
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