Is A96 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. A96 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does A96 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral hemorrhagic fevers (A90-A99).

A96

A96 — Arenaviral hemorrhagic fever

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

A96 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for arenaviral hemorrhagic fever. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

A96 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 A96

5 child codes. Green means billable.

A96.0Junin hemorrhagic fever
A96.1Machupo hemorrhagic fever
A96.2Lassa fever
A96.8Other arenaviral hemorrhagic fevers
A96.9Arenaviral hemorrhagic fever, unspecified

Questions about A96

Is A96 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. A96 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does A96 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral hemorrhagic fevers (A90-A99).