Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 061
Dengue
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 061 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 061 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: 061 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A90 Dengue fever [classical dengue]
Approximate Synonyms
  • Dengue fever
Clinical Information
  • Acute infectious, eruptive, febrile disease caused by four antigenically related but distinct serotypes of the dengue virus; transmitted by the bite of infected aedes mosquitoes, especially a. Aegypti; classical dengue (dengue fever) is self-limiting and characterized by fever, myalgia, headache, and rash; dengue hemorrhagic fever is a more virulent form of dengue virus infection
061 Excludes
  • hemorrhagic fever caused by dengue virus (065.4)
Applies To
  • Breakbone fever
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 061:
  • Aden fever 061
  • Breakbone fever 061
  • Dandy fever 061
  • Dengue (fever) 061
    • sandfly 061
    • vaccination, prophylactic (against) V05.1
    • virus hemorrhagic fever 065.4
  • Duengero 061
  • Fever 780.60
    • aden 061
    • breakbone 061
    • dandy 061
    • dengue (virus) 061
    • solar 061
    • sun 061
  • Seven-day fever 061
  • Solar fever 061
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 061 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.