A68
Header — not billableRelapsing fevers
The ICD-10 code for relapsing fevers is A68.
A68 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- Lyme disease (A69.2-)
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- recurrent fever
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
- A65Nonvenereal syphilis
- A66Yawsnon-billable header
- A67Pinta [carate]non-billable header
- A69Other spirochetal infectionsnon-billable header
- A68Relapsing feversnon-billable header