Is A35 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. A35 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does A35 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49).

What cannot be coded together with A35?

A35 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

A35

A35 — Other tetanus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A35 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other tetanus. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

obstetrical tetanus (A34)
tetanus neonatorum (A33)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Tetanus NOS

Risk adjustment

A35 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

A35 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies — 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

How A35 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to A35.

Tetanus, tetanic(cephalic) (convulsions)
Radiculomyelitis›toxic, due to›Clostridium tetani

Questions about A35

Is A35 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. A35 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does A35 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49).
What cannot be coded together with A35?: A35 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.