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A24.2

Billable

Subacute and chronic melioidosis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Melioidosis is a serious bacterial infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, commonly found in soil and water in tropical and subtropical regions. This code specifically refers to the slower-developing forms of the disease that persist over weeks to months.

Coding Tips

  • •Melioidosis is endemic to Southeast Asia and northern Australia; document the patient's travel history or geographic origin to support medical necessity
  • •Distinguish between acute (A24.1), subacute/chronic (A24.2), and other forms (A24.3, A24.4) based on symptom onset and disease progression timeline documented in the medical record

Code Hierarchy

└A24Glanders and melioidosis└A24.2Subacute and chronic melioidosis
└A24.2Subacute and chronic melioidosis

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