Bacterial infection of unspecified site - A49
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B95-B96)
- chlamydial infection NOS (A74.9)
- meningococcal infection NOS (A39.9)
- rickettsial infection NOS (A79.9)
- spirochetal infection NOS (A69.9)
These ranges represents subcategories of Bacterial infection of unspecified site. The "A49" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- A49.0 - Staphylococcal infection, unspecified site
- A49.01 - Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site
- A49.02 - Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site
- A49.1 - Streptococcal infection, unspecified site
- A49.2 - Hemophilus influenzae infection, unspecified site
- A49.3 - Mycoplasma infection, unspecified site
- A49.8 - Other bacterial infections of unspecified site
- A49.9 - Bacterial infection, unspecified