A30.8 - Other forms of leprosy

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Multibacillary leprosy
• Paucibacillary leprosy

Clinical Information

• Leprosy-. a chronic granulomatous infection caused by mycobacterium leprae. the granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid.
• Leprosy, Borderline-. a form of leprosy in which there are clinical manifestations of both principal types (lepromatous and tuberculoid). the disease may shift toward one of these two polar or principal forms.
• Leprosy, Lepromatous-. a chronic communicable infection which is a principal or polar form of leprosy. this disorder is caused by mycobacterium leprae and produces diffuse granulomatous skin lesions in the form of nodules, macules, or papules. the peripheral nerves are involved symmetrically and neural sequelae occur in the advanced stage.
• Leprosy, Multibacillary-. a form of leprosy classified by the world health organization for the purpose of treatment, based on clinical manifestations and skin smear results. patients with multibacillary leprosy have six or more lesions with or without positive skin smear results for the causative agent mycobacterium leprae. multibacillary leprosy encompasses borderline lepromatous, midborderline, and lepromatous leprosy.
• Leprosy, Paucibacillary-. a form of leprosy classified by the world health organization for the purpose of treatment, based on clinical manifestations and skin smear results. patients with paucibacillary leprosy have fewer than six skin lesions with no causative agent mycobacterium leprae on any slit-skin smear testing. paucibacillary leprosy encompasses indeterminate, borderline tuberculoid, and tuberculoid leprosy.
• Leprosy, Tuberculoid-. a principal or polar form of leprosy in which the skin lesions are few and are sharply demarcated. peripheral nerve involvement is pronounced and may be severe. unlike lepromatous leprosy (leprosy, lepromatous), the lepromin test is positive. tuberculoid leprosy is rarely a source of infection to others.
• Mycobacterium leprae-. a species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that causes leprosy in man. its organisms are generally arranged in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side.

Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

The is diagnosis code is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V40.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2022 through 09/30/2023.

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Patient Education

Mycobacterial Infections

Mycobacteria are a type of germ. There are many different kinds. The most common one causes tuberculosis. Another one causes leprosy. Still others cause infections that are called atypical mycobacterial infections. They aren't "typical" because they don't cause tuberculosis. But they can still harm people, especially people with other problems that affect their immunity, such as AIDS.

Sometimes you can have these infections with no symptoms at all. At other times, they can cause lung symptoms similar to tuberculosis:

• Cough
• Weight loss
• Coughing up blood or mucus
• Weakness or fatigue
• Fever and chills
• Night sweats
• Lack of appetite and weight loss

Medicines can treat these infections, but often more than one is needed to cure the infection.

Code History

• FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
• FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
• FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)