A46 diagnosis code · Billable category · FY2027
A46 Erysipelas
- Billable
- Not CC/MCC
- POA reported
A46 ICD-10 code: a billable diagnosis code in FY2027; the category has no subdivisions.
Where it sits
- CC / MCC
- Neither
- MS-DRG
- 602-603
- HCC V28
- –
- POA
- Reported
- Code Editor
- –
- Index entries
- 4
Instructions
At A46
Excludes1
- postpartum or puerperal erysipelas (O86.89) O86.89
Notes that also apply
Chapter 1 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes2 5, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 1 page.
Index entries
- Erysipelas (gangrenous) (infantile) (newborn) (phlegmonous) (suppurative) → A46
- Erysipelas (gangrenous) (infantile) (newborn) (phlegmonous) (suppurative)›external ear → A46 [H62.4-]
- Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)›due to or associated with›erysipelas → A46
- Otitis (acute)›externa›in (due to)›erysipelas → A46 [H62.4-]
NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.
Medicare grouping and edits
| CC / MCC | Neither |
|---|---|
| Appendix B | MDC 09 Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast, MS-DRG 602-603 (Cellulitis with MCC…) |
| Code Editor | – |
| POA | Reported |
| HCC V28 | – |
CMS: MS-DRG v44 (Appendix B, C), MCE v44, POA list FY2027, 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings. What the rows mean.