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A56.0

A56.0: Chlamydial infection of lower genitourinary tract

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

A56.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for chlamydial infection of lower genitourinary tract. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above A56.0

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on A56: Other sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases

  • neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis (P39.1)
  • neonatal chlamydial pneumonia (P23.1)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above A56.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on A56: Other sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases

  • chlamydial lymphogranuloma (A55)
  • conditions classified to A74.-

Other codes that can never be billed with A56.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • N33Bladder disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
  • N37Urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
  • N74Female pelvic inflammatory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
  • N77.1Vaginitis, vulvitis and vulvovaginitis in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead A56.0

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under A56

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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