A75.0 Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii

The ICD-10-CM code for Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii is A75.0 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Chapter

1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

Section

A75-A79: Rickettsioses (A75-A79)

Category A75

6 codes (5 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to A75.0:

• Hildenbrand's disease
• Typhus (fever) › epidemic (louse-borne)
• Typhus (fever) › exanthematicus SAI
• Typhus (fever) › classical
• Typhus (fever) › exanthematic NEC
• Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) › famine
• Typhus (fever) › louse-borne
• Tabardillo › louse-borne

Inclusion Terms

• Classical typhus (fever)
• Epidemic (louse-borne) typhus

U.S. Hospital Utilization

A75.0 appeared in too few sampled U.S. inpatient stays in 2019 to report a national estimate (AHRQ suppresses counts of 10 or fewer) — a rare inpatient diagnosis.

Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.

Official Coding Guidelines

HIV Infections (TOC entry)

a. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections .............................................................. 19

Infectious agents causing diseases in other chapters (TOC)

b. Infectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters ................................. 22

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool
• AHRQ — HCUP National Inpatient Sample, Frequencies by Diagnosis Code (2016–2023)