ICD-10-CM code "A42.8": Other forms of actinomycosis (2024)

Excludes

1. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

   Type 1certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

   Type 2carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)

   Type 2infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)

   Type 2infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)

   Type 2influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

2. Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
3. Actinomycosis (A42)

   Type 1actinomycetoma (B47.1)

4. Other forms of actinomycosis (A42.8)

Includes

1. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

   Includesdiseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

2. Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
3. Actinomycosis (A42)
4. Other forms of actinomycosis (A42.8)

Subcategories

• Actinomycotic meningitis (A42.81)
• Actinomycotic encephalitis (A42.82)
• Other forms of actinomycosis (A42.89)