2025 ICD-10-CM code A82.1
Urban rabies.
Medical necessity for rabies treatment is established by confirmed or suspected exposure to a rabid animal, given the high fatality rate of the disease.
Clinicians diagnose urban rabies based on exposure history, physical exam, and lab tests (saliva, serum, spinal fluid). Treatment focuses on symptom relief and administering rabies immunoglobulin/antibodies. Preventative measures include vaccination for both humans and animals.
- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)
In simple words: Urban rabies is a serious disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by a virus and is usually spread through the bite of an infected dog that hasn't been vaccinated.
Urban rabies is an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system. It is caused by the rabies virus and typically spread by the bite of unvaccinated, infected (rabid) dogs.
Example 1: A patient presents with fever, headache, and weakness after being bitten by a stray dog. Subsequent tests confirm rabies infection., A child develops anxiety, delirium, and hallucinations after being scratched by a potentially rabid bat.A skin biopsy confirms the diagnosis., An adult experiences insomnia and behavioral changes weeks after a raccoon bite. Testing reveals rabies antibodies in their serum and spinal fluid.
Documentation should include details of animal exposure (bite, scratch), clinical presentation (flu-like symptoms, neurological signs), and laboratory results confirming rabies infection.
- Payment Status: Active
- Specialties:Infectious Disease, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital, Office, Public Health Clinic