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A48

Non-Billable (Header)

Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

Child Codes

A48.0Gas gangrene
HCC 263
A48.1Legionnaires' disease
HCC 282
A48.2Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever]
A48.3Toxic shock syndrome
HCC 2
A48.4Brazilian purpuric fever
A48.5Other specified botulism
A48.8Other specified bacterial diseases

Code Hierarchy

└A48Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
└A48Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified

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