A42.8
A42.8 — Other forms of actinomycosis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
A42.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other forms of actinomycosis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
A42.8 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.
Code to one of these instead A42.8
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share A42. If A42.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about A42.8
- Is A42.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. A42.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does A42.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49).