2025 ICD-10-CM code A77.2
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Infectious and parasitic diseases - Rickettsioses (A75-A79) Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) Feed
Spotted fever caused by Rickettsia sibirica.
Medical necessity for treatment is established by the diagnosis of Siberian tick typhus, confirmed through clinical findings and laboratory testing.
Clinicians diagnose Siberian tick typhus based on patient history (travel to endemic areas, tick bite), symptoms, and laboratory tests like PCR and IFA.Treatment involves broad-spectrum antibiotics.
In simple words: Siberian tick typhus is an infection spread by tick bites. It causes fever, a black scab at the bite, swollen lymph nodes, headache, rash, and body aches.
Spotted fever due to Rickettsia siberica, also known as Siberian tick typhus or North Asian tick typhus, is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of a tick carrying the bacteria Rickettsia sibirica.Common symptoms include fever, eschar (a black scab at the bite site), regional lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes), headache, rash, muscle aches, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Example 1: A patient presents with fever, headache, and a characteristic black eschar after a recent trip to Siberia.A77.2 is used for diagnosis., A child develops a rash, fever, and swollen lymph nodes after a tick bite in Mongolia.Lab tests confirm Rickettsia siberica infection, leading to the use of A77.2., An individual experiences muscle aches, fever, and gastrointestinal issues after a tick bite in a North Asian forest. Siberian tick typhus is confirmed, and A77.2 is applied.
Documentation should include travel history, evidence of tick bite, symptoms, and laboratory results confirming Rickettsia siberica infection.
- Specialties:Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine
- Place of Service:Office, Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital