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A74 - Other diseases caused by chlamydiae

ICD-10-CM Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases · A70-A74 Other diseases caused by chlamydiae (A70-A74) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

A74 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 3 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom A74

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

  • neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis (P39.1)
  • neonatal chlamydial pneumonia (P23.1)
  • Reiter's disease (M02.3-)
  • sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases (A55-A56)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom A74

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

  • chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom A70-A74 Other diseases caused by chlamydiae (A70-A74)

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

  • sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases (A55-A56)
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.-)