Is A48.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. A48.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does A48.8 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 A48.8?

A48.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above A48.8 (A48) and apply to it just the same.

A48.8

A48.8 — Other specified bacterial diseases

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A48.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified bacterial diseases. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above A48.8

These are not written on A48.8, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing A48.8 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on A48 — Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified

actinomycetoma (B47.1)

Risk adjustment

A48.8 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.

How A48.8 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 A48.8.

Dermatophilosis
Lepothrix
Rhinoscleroma
Scleroma nasi
Streptotrichosis
Trichosis axillaris
Trichomycosis›axillaris
Disease, diseased›bacterial›specified NEC
Infection, infected, infective›bacterial NOS›specified NEC
Meningitis›in›bacterial disease NEC

Code history

A48.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share A48. If A48.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about A48.8

Is A48.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. A48.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does A48.8 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 A48.8?: A48.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above A48.8 (A48) and apply to it just the same.