027.1 ERYSIPELOTHRIX INFECTION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 027.1

Short Description: Erysipelothrix infection

Long Description: Erysipelothrix infection

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Zoonotic bacterial diseases (020-027)
      • 027 Other zoonotic bacterial diseases
        • 027.1 Erysipelothrix infection

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 027.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Eruption
    • skin (see also Dermatitis) 782.1
      • erysipeloid 027.1
  • Erysipelatoid (Rosenbach's) 027.1
  • Erysipeloid (Rosenbach's) 027.1
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • erysipeloid 027.1
    • Erysipelothrix (insidiosa) (rhusiopathiae) 027.1
  • Reaction
    • erysipeloid 027.1
  • Rosenbach's erysipelatoid or erysipeloid 027.1
  • Septicemia, septicemic (generalized) (suppurative) 038.9
    • Erysipelothrix (insidiosa) (rhusiopathiae) 027.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 027.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
027.1 Right Arrow A26.7 Erysipelothrix sepsis
A26.8 Other forms of erysipeloid
A26.9 Erysipeloid, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
027.0 Listeriosis
027.2 Pasteurellosis
027.8 Other specified zoonotic bacterial diseases
027.9 Unspecified zoonotic bacterial disease


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