035Erysipelas

Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)›Other bacterial diseases (030-041)›035 Erysipelas
ICD-9-CM 035
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

035 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for erysipelas. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, its ICD-10-CM replacement is A46 (Erysipelas), flagged as a direct match.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
035
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Erysipelas
Parent Block
035 Erysipelas
Short Description
Erysipelas
ICD-10-CM Replacement
A46

Convert 035 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 035 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
A46 Erysipelas
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Index of Diseases References

Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 035. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.

  • Abscess acute chronic infectional lymphangitic metastatic multiple pyogenic septic with lymphangitis SEE ALSO Cellulitis 682.9
    • erysipelatous SEE ALSO Erysipelas 035
  • Arthritis arthritic acute chronic subacute 716.9
    • due to or associated with
  • Carcinoma M8010 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site malignant
    • spheroidal cell M8035 3
  • Cellulitis diffuse with lymphangitis SEE ALSO Abscess 682.9
    • erysipelar SEE ALSO Erysipelas 035
  • Erysipelas gangrenous infantile newborn phlegmonous suppurative 035
    • puerperal postpartum childbirth 670.8
  • Fever 780.60
    • erysipelatous SEE ALSO Erysipelas 035
  • Fire St. Anthony s SEE ALSO Erysipelas 035
  • Gangrene gangrenous anemia artery cellulitis dermatitis dry infective moist pemphigus septic skin stasis ulcer 785.4
    • erysipelas SEE ALSO Erysipelas 035
  • Phlegmon SEE ALSO Abscess 682.9
    • erysipelatous SEE ALSO Erysipelas 035
  • Saint
    • Anthony s fire SEE ALSO Erysipelas 035
  • Toxemia 799.89
    • erysipelatous SEE ALSO Erysipelas 035

Information for Patients

Skin Infections

Your skin is your body's largest organ. It has many different functions, including covering and protecting your body. It helps keep germs out. But sometimes the germs can cause a skin infection. This often happens when there is a break, cut, or wound on your skin.

Read the full article at MedlinePlus

Streptococcal Infections

Strep is short for Streptococcus, a type of bacteria. There are several types. Two of them cause most of the strep infections in people: group A and group B.

Read the full article at MedlinePlus

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Questions About 035

Is 035 (erysipelas) still a valid code?

No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as its replacement A46.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for 035?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code directly to ICD-10-CM A46 (Erysipelas), a one-to-one match.

What did 035 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described erysipelas. It sat in block 035 Erysipelas under Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139).