A28
Header — not billableOther zoonotic bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for other zoonotic bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified is A28.
A28 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- A20Plaguenon-billable header
- A21Tularemianon-billable header
- A22Anthraxnon-billable header
- A23Brucellosisnon-billable header
- A24Glanders and melioidosisnon-billable header
- A25Rat-bite feversnon-billable header
- A26Erysipeloidnon-billable header
- A27Leptospirosisnon-billable header
- A28Other zoonotic bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header