Is A96.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. A96.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does A96.2 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).

A96.2

A96.2 — Lassa fever

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A96.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for lassa fever. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

A96.2 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 A96.2 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 A96.2.

Lassa fever
Fever›Lassa

Related codes at this level

Codes that share A96. If A96.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about A96.2

Is A96.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. A96.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does A96.2 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).