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A35 - Other tetanus

ICD-10-CM Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases · A30-A49 Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49) · Top-level category · FY2027

Applicable To

Inclusion terms listed under A35 in the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Tetanus NOS

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom A35

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33)
IncludesFrom Chapter A00-B99

Conditions this code covers.

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter A00-B99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional CodeFrom Chapter A00-B99

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

Inpatient DRG Payments

DRG 8672,420 discharges

Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$18,080

Total Payment$21,917
Patient Responsibility$3,837
Hospital Charge$101,536
DRG 1553,237 discharges

Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses With Cc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$7,428

Total Payment$9,822
Patient Responsibility$2,394
Hospital Charge$47,140
DRG 1541,938 discharges

Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$13,088

Total Payment$15,814
Patient Responsibility$2,726
Hospital Charge$75,203
DRG 8681,495 discharges

Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Cc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$8,070

Total Payment$11,143
Patient Responsibility$3,073
Hospital Charge$49,343