ICD-9-CM 042
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

042 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease. 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 B20 (Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease), flagged as a direct match.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
042
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease
Parent Block
042 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease
Short Description
Human immuno virus dis
ICD-10-CM Replacement

Convert 042 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 042 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
B20 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease
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 042. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.

  • AIDS 042
  • AIDS associated retrovirus disease illness 042
    • infection see Human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • AIDS associated virus disease illness 042
    • infection see Human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • AIDS like disease illness syndrome 042
  • AIDS related complex 042
  • AIDS related conditions 042
  • AIDS related virus disease illness 042
    • infection see Human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • AIDS virus disease illness 042
    • infection see Human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • ARC 042
  • Carcinoma M8010 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site malignant
    • oat cell M8042 3
      • specified site see Neoplasm by site malignant
  • Dementia 294.20
    • due to or associated with condition s classified elsewhere
      • HIV
        • with behavioral disturbance 042 294.11
        • without behavioral disturbance 042 294.10
  • Disease diseased SEE ALSO Syndrome
    • HIV 042
    • human immunodeficiency virus 042
  • Encephalitis bacterial chronic hemorrhagic idiopathic nonepidemic spurious subacute 323.9
    • due to
      • human immunodeficiency virus HIV disease 042 323.01
  • Human immunodeficiency virus disease illness 042
    • infection V08
      • with symptoms symptomatic 042
  • Infection infected infective opportunistic 136.9
    • HIV V08
      • with symptoms symptomatic 042
    • human immunodeficiency virus V08
      • with symptoms symptomatic 042
  • Sarcoma M8800 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue malignant
    • synovial M9040 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue malignant
      • epithelioid cell type M9042 3 see Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue malignant
  • Syndrome SEE ALSO Disease
    • acquired immune deficiency 042
    • acquired immunodeficiency 042

Information for Patients

HIV/AIDS

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It harms your immune system by destroying a type of white blood cell that helps your body fight infection. This puts you at risk for serious infections and certain cancers.

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Questions About 042

Is 042 (human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease) 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 B20.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for 042?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code directly to ICD-10-CM B20 (Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease), a one-to-one match.

What did 042 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease. It sat in block 042 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease under Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139).