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ICD-10 Code A93.8: Other specified arthropod-borne viral fevers
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026
What is this code?
ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents other specified arthropod-borne viral fevers in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
Code hierarchy
chapter
1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
block
A90-A99Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral hemorrhagic fevers
category
A93Other arthropod-borne viral fevers, not elsewhere classified
currentA93
Official coding notes
Inclusion terms
- Piry virus disease
- Vesicular stomatitis virus disease [Indiana fever]
Where you may see this code
You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.
Related specialists
Infectious Disease SpecialistGeneral Physician
Sibling codes
Coverage-related procedures and services
CPT 0595Uhigh
INFECTIOUS DISEASE (TROPICAL FEVER PATHOGENS), VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC PATHOGENS, INCLUDING 2 VIRUSES (CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS AND DENGUE VIRUS SEROTYPES 1, 2, 3, AND 4), 1 BACTERIUM (LEPTOSPIRA SPECIES), AND 1 PARASITE WITH SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION (PLASMODIUM SPECIES, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM, AND PLASMODIUM VIVAX/OVALE), REAL-TIME RT-PCR, WHOLE BLOOD, EACH PATHOGEN REPORTED AS DETECTED OR NOT DETECTED
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 87999high
UNLISTED MICROBIOLOGY PROCEDURE
Source: CMS coverage guidance
Mapped diagnoses and classifications
SNOMED_CT 16766000high
Arbovirus hemorrhagic fever
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 359795009high
Congo floor maggot disease
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 56419002high
Disease caused by Orbivirus
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 80795005high
Dugbe virus disease
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 84579002high
Everglades virus disease
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 74581008high
Ganjam virus disease
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
Coding guidelines
Compatibility
Legacy and official ICD code match exactly.
Legacy codes
A93.8
Common synonyms
Other specified arthropod-borne viral fevers
Frequently asked questions
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