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A56.02

A56.02: Chlamydial vulvovaginitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A56.02 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chlamydial vulvovaginitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above A56.02

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 A56.02

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 A56.02

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

  • 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.

Medicare coverage

A56.02 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
  • A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
  • A58747Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
  • A58761Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Chlamydia, chlamydial›vulvovaginitis
  • Vaginitis›chlamydial
  • Vulvitis›chlamydial

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under A56.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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