ICD-10-CM Code A96

Arenaviral hemorrhagic fever

  1. ICD-10-CM Index
  2. Chapter: A00–B99
  3. Section: A90-A99
  4. Block: A96
  5. A96 - Arenaviral hemorrhagic fever
Version 2020 Non-Billable Code

Not Valid for Submission

A96 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of arenaviral hemorrhagic fever. The code is NOT valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

ICD-10:A96
Short Description:Arenaviral hemorrhagic fever
Long Description:Arenaviral hemorrhagic fever

Consider the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity:

  • A96.0 - Junin hemorrhagic fever
  • A96.1 - Machupo hemorrhagic fever
  • A96.2 - Lassa fever
  • A96.8 - Other arenaviral hemorrhagic fevers
  • A96.9 - ... unspecified

Code Classification

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral hemorrhagic fevers (A90-A99)
      • Arenaviral hemorrhagic fever (A96)

Code History

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

Information for Patients


Hemorrhagic Fevers

Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are a group of illnesses caused by four families of viruses. These include the Ebola and Marburg, Lassa fever, and yellow fever viruses. VHFs have common features: they affect many organs, they damage the blood vessels, and they affect the body's ability to regulate itself. Some VHFs cause mild disease, but some, like Ebola or Marburg, cause severe disease and death.

VHFs are found around the world. Specific diseases are usually limited to areas where the animals that carry them live. For example, Lassa fever is limited to rural areas of West Africa where rats and mice carry the virus.

The risk for travelers is low, but you should avoid visiting areas where there are disease outbreaks. Because there are no effective treatments for some of these viral infections, there is concern about their use in bioterrorism.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


[Learn More]

Previous Code: A95.9

Related Codes

Next Code: A96.0