2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A98.5Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

ICD-10-CM CodesA00–B99A90-A99A98

ICD-10-CM A98.5
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

A98.5 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) and groups to MS-DRG 689 through 690. Coders also document this condition as atypical Hantavirus disease. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Viral infection.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
A98.5
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Short Description
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
Other viral hemorrhagic fevers, not elsewhere classified

Code Classification

ChapterA00–B99Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
SectionA90-A99Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral hemorrhagic fevers
CategoryA98Other viral hemorrhagic fevers, not elsewhere classified
This CodeA98.5Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Atypical Hantavirus disease
  • Bhanja virus disease
  • Disease caused by Hantanvirus
  • Disease caused by Hantavirus
  • Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
  • Puumala virus nephropathy

Tabular List NotesGuidance

Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.

Inclusion Terms

  • Epidemic hemorrhagic fever
  • Korean hemorrhagic fever
  • Russian hemorrhagic fever
  • Hantaan virus disease
  • Hantavirus disease with renal manifestations
  • Nephropathia epidemica
  • Songo fever

Type 1 Excludes

  • hantavirus cardio-pulmonary syndrome B33.4

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance

References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.

    • Disease, diseased
      • Hantavirus, with pulmonary manifestations
        • with renal manifestations
    • Disease, diseased
      • viral, virus
        • Hanta (with renal manifestations) (Dobrava) (Puumala) (Seoul)
    • Disease, diseased
      • viral, virus
        • Hantaan (Korean hemorrhagic fever)
    • Fever(inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)
      • epidemic hemorrhagic
    • Fever(inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)
      • hemorrhagic (arthropod-borne) NOS
        • with renal syndrome
    • Fever(inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)
      • hemorrhagic (arthropod-borne) NOS
        • epidemic
    • Fever(inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)
      • hemorrhagic (arthropod-borne) NOS
        • Korean
    • Fever(inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)
      • hemorrhagic (arthropod-borne) NOS
        • Russian
    • Fever(inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)
      • Korean hemorrhagic
    • Fever(inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)
      • Russian hemorrhagic
    • Fever(inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)
      • Songo
    • Hantaan virus disease(Korean hemorrhagic fever)
    • Hantavirus disease(with renal manifestations) (Dobrava) (Puumala) (Seoul)
    • Nephropathia epidemica
    • Nephrosis, nephrotic(Epstein's) (syndrome) (congenital)
      • in
        • epidemic hemorrhagic fever
    • Nephrosonephritis, hemorrhagic(endemic)

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR INF008
Viral infection
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient Yes · outpatient Yes

Clinical InformationClinical

  • Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome

    an acute febrile disease occurring predominately in asia. it is characterized by fever, prostration, vomiting, hemorrhagic phenonema, shock, and renal failure. it is caused by any one of several closely related species of the genus orthohantavirus. the most severe form is caused by hantaan virus whose natural host is the rodent apodemus agrarius. milder forms are caused by seoul virus and transmitted by the rodents rattus rattus and r. norvegicus, and the puumala virus with transmission by clethrionomys galreolus.
  • Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome

    a disorder caused by hantaviruses of the family bunyaviridae. it is transmitted by rodents and is manifested with fever, hemorrhage, and renal failure. other symptoms include headaches, abdominal and back pain, and blurred vision.

Patient EducationClinical

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.

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Convert A98.5 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
078.6 Hem nephrosonephritis
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About A98.5Overview

Is A98.5 (Other viral hemorrhagic fevers, not elsewhere classified) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

What MS-DRG does A98.5 group to?

When hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 689, 690, with relative weights from 0.8095 to 1.1603 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of A98.5?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome converts to ICD-9-CM 078.6 (hem nephrosonephritis). The mapping is a direct match.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.