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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 104.8
Other specified spirochetal infections
  • Short description: SPIROCHETAL INFECT NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 104.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 104.8 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 104.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 104.8: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 104.8 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A69.8 Other specified spirochetal infections
104.8 Excludes
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 104.8:
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (hypostatic) (infectious) (inflammatory) (simple) 490
    • Castellani's 104.8
    • spirochetal 104.8
  • Bronchospirochetosis 104.8
  • Castellani's bronchitis 104.8
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Castellani's 104.8
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • lung 513.0
      • spirochetal 104.8
    • spirochetal NEC 104.8
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • lung 518.89
      • atypical Mycobacterium 031.0
        • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis, pulmonary) 011.9
      • basilar 518.89
      • chronic 518.89
      • fungus NEC 117.9
      • spirochetal 104.8
      • virus - see Pneumonia, virus
    • spirochetal NEC 104.9
      • lung 104.8
      • specified nature or site NEC 104.8
  • Spirochetosis 104.9
    • bronchopulmonary 104.8
    • lung 104.8
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • nose, nasal (infectional) (passage) 478.19
      • septum 478.19
      • skin - see Ulcer, skin
      • spirochetal NEC 104.8
 104.0 ICD9Data.com 104.9 
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