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FY 2026 Apr update / Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) / Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)

A66

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Yaws

Yaws

CMS-HCC V28

0

0

RAF 0

CMS-HCC V24

0

0

RAF 0

ACA/HHS

0

0

RAF 0

ESRD/PACE

0

0

RAF 0

RXHCC

0

0

RAF 0

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Code Book Path

Official
A6Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)
A66Yaws

Inclusion Terms

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list inclusion terms for A66 in this effective period.

Excludes 2

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Excludes 2 notes for A66 in this effective period.

Related Child Codes

Official
A66.0Initial lesions of yaws
A66.1Multiple papillomata and wet crab yaws
A66.2Other early skin lesions of yaws
A66.3Hyperkeratosis of yaws
A66.4Gummata and ulcers of yaws

Includes

Official
  • bouba
  • frambesia (tropica)
  • pian

Excludes 1

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Excludes 1 notes for A66 in this effective period.

Code First

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Code First sequencing instructions for A66 in this effective period.

Use Additional

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Use Additional Code instructions for A66 in this effective period.

Code Also

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Code Also instructions for A66 in this effective period.

Last updated: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr update, Apr 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026. CMS-HCC V28 is 100% phased in for payment year 2026.

What This Code Means

A66 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for yaws. A66 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for certain infectious and parasitic diseases (a00-b99), within the section covering other spirochetal diseases (a65-a69).

Header codes like A66 cannot be reported on claims directly — they organize child codes that share clinical context but the actual diagnosis must be coded to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation. Coders should look at A66's child codes and select the one that matches the patient's documented presentation, since payers reject header codes submitted as the primary diagnosis. For risk adjustment workflows, header codes never contribute to a Medicare Advantage member's RAF score on their own; only billable child codes that happen to map to a payment HCC affect risk-adjusted plan payments.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, RAF weights, and MEAT documentation criteria for A66 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Includes

  • bouba
  • frambesia (tropica)
  • pian

Child Codes

Code Hierarchy

A66Yaws
A66Yaws

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