Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 042
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 042 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 042 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: 042 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B20 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
  • Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in childbirth
  • Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) postpartum
  • Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (disorder)
  • Acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related nephropathy
  • Aids
  • AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
  • AIDS in childbirth
  • AIDS w neuropathy
  • AIDS w polyneuropathy
  • AIDS wasting disease
  • AIDS with dementia
  • AIDS with neuropathy (nerve disease)
  • AIDS with polyneuropathy (multiple nerve disease)
  • AIDS, CDC stage A3
  • AIDS, CDC stage B3
  • AIDS, CDC stage C1
  • AIDS, CDC stage C2
  • AIDS, CDC stage C3
  • Cachexia associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (finding)
  • Cachexia associated with AIDS
  • Cognitive impairment due to human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Dementia associated with AIDS
  • Dementia due to AIDS
  • HIV CDC category A3 (AIDS)
  • HIV CDC category B3 (AIDS)
  • HIV CDC category C1 (AIDS)
  • HIV CDC category C2 (AIDS)
  • HIV CDC category C3 (AIDS)
  • HIV infection symptomatic
  • HIV infection symptomatic B1
  • HIV infection symptomatic B2
  • HIV lipoatrophy
  • HIV related cognitive impairment
  • HIV related non Hodgkins lymphoma
  • HIV1 infection, symptomatic
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) category A3 (AIDS) (finding)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) category B3 (AIDS) (finding)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) category C1 (AIDS) (finding)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) category C2 (AIDS) (finding)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) category C3 (AIDS) (finding)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus Centers for Disease Control and Prevention category A3 (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) (finding)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus Centers for Disease Control and Prevention category B3 (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) (finding)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus Centers for Disease Control and Prevention category C1 (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) (finding)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus Centers for Disease Control and Prevention category C2 (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) (finding)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus Centers for Disease Control and Prevention category C3 (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) (finding)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus myelitis
  • Lipoatrophy due to HIV infection and treatment
  • Myelitis due to HIV
  • Nephropathy due to HIV
  • Neuropathy due to human immunodeficiency virus
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma associated with Human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma w HIV
  • Polyneuropathy associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (disorder)
  • Polyneuropathy associated with AIDS
  • Postpartum aids
  • Postpartum aids (after childbirth)
  • Symptomatic HIV 1 infection
  • Symptomatic HIV infection
  • Symptomatic HIV infection category b1
  • Symptomatic HIV infection category b2
  • Symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 infection
  • Symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection category B1
  • Symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection category B2
  • Symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection
Clinical Information
  • A syndrome resulting from the acquired deficiency of cellular immunity caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). It is characterized by the reduction of the helper t-lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and the lymph nodes. Symptoms include generalized lymphadenopathy, fever, weight loss, and chronic diarrhea. Patients with aids are especially susceptible to opportunistic infections (usually pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, cytomegalovirus (cmv) infections, tuberculosis, candida infections, and cryptococcosis), and the development of malignant neoplasms (usually non-hodgkin's lymphoma and kaposi's sarcoma). The human immunodeficiency virus is transmitted through sexual contact, sharing of contaminated needles, or transfusion of contaminated blood
  • An acquired defect in immune system function caused by human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). Aids is associated with increased susceptibility to certain cancers and to opportunistic infections, which are infections that occur rarely except in individuals with weak immune systems
  • Any state of infection accompanied by evidence of hiv in the body (positive test for hiv genome, cdna, proteins, antigens, or antibodies); may be medically asymptomatic or symptomatic; use aids when appropriate
  • One or more indicator diseases, depending on laboratory evidence of hiv infection (cdc); late phase of hiv infection characterized by marked suppression of immune function resulting in opportunistic infections, neoplasms, and other systemic symptoms (niaid)
042 Excludes
  • asymptomatic HIV infection status (V08)
  • exposure to HIV virus (V01.79)
  • nonspecific serologic evidence of HIV (795.71)
Applies To
  • Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • AIDS
  • AIDS-like syndrome
  • AIDS-related complex
  • ARC
  • HIV infection, symptomatic
Use Additional
  • Use additional code(s) to identify all manifestations of HIV
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 042:
  • AIDS 042
  • AIDS-associated retrovirus (disease) (illness) 042
    • infection - see Human immunodeficiency virus, infection
  • AIDS-associated virus (disease) (illness) 042
    • infection - see Human immunodeficiency virus, infection
  • AIDS-like disease (illness) (syndrome) 042
  • AIDS-related complex 042
  • AIDS-related conditions 042
  • AIDS-related virus (disease) (illness) 042
    • infection - see Human immunodeficiency virus, infection
  • AIDS virus (disease) (illness) 042
    • infection - see Human immunodeficiency virus, infection
  • ARC 042
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • HIV 042
    • human immunodeficiency (virus) 042
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (disease) (illness) 042
    • infection V08
      • with symptoms, symptomatic 042
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • HIV V08
      • with symptoms, symptomatic 042
    • human immunodeficiency virus V08
      • with symptoms, symptomatic 042
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • acquired immune deficiency 042
    • acquired immunodeficiency 042
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