Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)
ICD-10 codes A65 through A69 classify various spirochetal infections, a group of bacterial diseases characterized by spiral-shaped bacteria. These codes cover conditions like nonvenereal syphilis, yaws, pinta, relapsing fevers, Lyme disease, and other specified or unspecified spirochetal infections.
This range includes A65 for nonvenereal syphilis, also known by terms like Bejel or Sibbens. The category A66 details yaws, a tropical infection with multiple stages and symptoms, with distinct codes for initial lesions, papillomata, hyperkeratosis, and bone involvement. Pinta (A67) codes cover its skin lesions from primary to late stages. The relapsing fevers (A68) distinguish between louse-borne and tick-borne causes, both linked to Borrelia species. Lyme disease is detailed under A69.2, with subcodes specifying neurological effects, arthritis, and other complications. Other codes in A69 cover necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis (cancrum oris), Vincent's infections, and other spirochetal infections caused by Borrelia or Treponema species. Using these precise codes ensures accurate recording and diagnosis of specific spirochetal illnesses encountered globally.
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)
- A65 Nonvenereal syphilis
Nonvenereal syphilis (A65)
A66 Yaws
- A66.0 Initial lesions of yaws
- A66.1 Multiple papillomata and wet crab yaws
- A66.2 Other early skin lesions of yaws
- A66.3 Hyperkeratosis of yaws
- A66.4 Gummata and ulcers of yaws
- A66.5 Gangosa
- A66.6 Bone and joint lesions of yaws
- A66.7 Other manifestations of yaws
- A66.8 Latent yaws
- A66.9 Yaws, unspecified
Yaws (A66)
A68 Relapsing fevers
- A68.0 Louse-borne relapsing fever
- A68.1 Tick-borne relapsing fever
- A68.9 Relapsing fever, unspecified
Relapsing fevers (A68)
A69 Other spirochetal infections
- A69.0 Necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis
- A69.1 Other Vincent's infections
A69.2 Lyme disease
- A69.20 Lyme disease, unspecified
- A69.21 Meningitis due to Lyme disease
- A69.22 Other neurologic disorders in Lyme disease
- A69.23 Arthritis due to Lyme disease
- A69.29 Other conditions associated with Lyme disease
- A69.8 Other specified spirochetal infections
- A69.9 Spirochetal infection, unspecified
Other spirochetal infections (A69)
Instructional Notations
Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
