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.

Check A35 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

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

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

A35 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57123Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.