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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 020.9
Plague unspecified
  • Short description: PLAGUE NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 020.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 020.9 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 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 020.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 020.9: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 020.9 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A20.9 Plague, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Plague
  • Plague meningitis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 020.9:
  • Black
    • death 020.9
  • Febris (see also Fever) 780.60
    • pestis (see also Plague) 020.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • Pasteurella NEC 027.2
      • multocida (cat-bite) (dog-bite) 027.2
      • pestis (see also Plague) 020.9
      • pseudotuberculosis 027.2
      • septica (cat-bite) (dog-bite) 027.2
      • tularensis (see also Tularemia) 021.9
    • Yersinia pestis (see also Plague) 020.9
  • Pest (see also Plague) 020.9
  • Pestis (see also Plague) 020.9
    • pneumonica - see Plague, pneumonic
  • Plague 020.9
    • pulmonary - see Plague, pneumonic
    • pulmonic - see Plague, pneumonic
    • tonsillar 020.9
    • vaccination, prophylactic (against) V03.3
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