Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 102
Yaws
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 10 ICD-9-CM codes below 102 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • A systemic non-venereal infection of the tropics caused by treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue
  • An endemic, infectious, nonvenereal disease in humans that presents mainly in children younger than 15 years. The disease occurs primarily in warm, humid, tropical areas of africa, asia, south america, and oceania, among poor rural populations where conditions of overcrowding and poor sanitation prevail. Infection with treponema pertenue, a subspecies of treponema pallidum, causes the disease
  • Tropical systemic non-venereal infection caused by treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue
102 Includes
  • frambesia
  • pian
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 102 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.