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A48.1 - Legionnaires' disease


The ICD 10 Code for Legionnaires' disease is listed as A48.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: A48.1
Description: Legionnaires' disease
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
177 - Respiratory Infections & Inflammations W Mcc
178 - Respiratory Infections & Inflammations W Cc
179 - Respiratory Infections & Inflammations W/o Cc/mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
974 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W Mcc
975 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W Cc
976 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
Parent A48 - Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 482.84 - Pneumonia due to Legionnaires' disease
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A48.1:
A48.0 - Gas gangrene
A48.2 - Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever]
A48.3 - Toxic shock syndrome
A48.4 - Brazilian purpuric fever
A48.5 - Other specified botulism
A48.8 - Other specified bacterial diseases