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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 082.9
Tick-borne rickettsiosis, unspecified
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Tick-borne ricketts NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 082.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 082.9 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 082.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 082.9: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 082.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A79.9 Rickettsiosis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Rickettsiosis, tickborne
  • Tick-borne rickettsiosis
  • Tick-borne typhus
  • Typhus, tickborne
Applies To
  • Tick-borne typhus NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 082.9:
  • Fever 780.60
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
  • Rickettsiosis NEC 083.9
    • tick-borne 082.9
  • Typhus (fever) 081.9
    • tick-borne NEC 082.9
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