Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 001.0
Cholera due to vibrio cholerae
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 001.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 001.0 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 001.0 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A00.0 Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar cholerae
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cholera classical
  • Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae O1 Classical biotype
Clinical Information
  • Acute diarrheal disease endemic in India and southeast Asia whose causative agent is vibrio cholerae; can lead to severe dehydration in a matter of hours unless quickly treated
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 001.0:
  • Cholera (algid) (Asiatic) (asphyctic) (epidemic) (gravis) (Indian) (malignant) (morbus) (pestilential) (spasmodic) 001.9
    • classical 001.0
    • due to
      • Vibrio
        • cholerae (Inaba, Ogawa, Hikojima serotypes) 001.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • Vibrio
      • cholerae 001.0
      • parahaemolyticus (food poisoning) 005.4
      • vulnificus 041.85
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