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A56.01

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Chlamydial cystitis and urethritis

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

What This Code Means

A bacterial infection caused by Chlamydia that affects the bladder and the tube that carries urine out of the body. This is a sexually transmitted infection that causes pain and burning during urination.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify documentation specifies chlamydial infection of both cystitis and urethritis, or use more specific codes (A56.00 for cystitis only, A56.02 for urethritis only) if only one site is affected
  • •This code requires confirmation of Chlamydia trachomatis as the causative organism; do not use if organism is unspecified or different

Code Hierarchy

└A56Other sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases└A56.0Chlamydial infection of lower genitourinary tract└A56.01Chlamydial cystitis and urethritis
└A56.01Chlamydial cystitis and urethritis

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