A23.0 Brucellosis due to Brucella melitensis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from A23 Brucellosis

Includes

• Malta fever
• Mediterranean fever
• undulant fever

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 867-869 in MDC 18.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 023.0 Brucella melitensis

Code annotations containing back-references to A23.0

Back-references to A23.0

• Code First: N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere ("brucellosis (A23.0-A23.9)")

Back-references to A23

• Code First: M49 Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere ("brucellosis (A23.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for A23.0

• Bruce sepsis
• Brucellosis (infection) › melitensis
• Brucellosis (infection) › sepsis › melitensis
• Febris, febrile › melitensis
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › Bacillus › melitensis
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › Brucella › melitensis
• Melitensis, febris

Nearby codes

• A23 Brucellosis
• A23.0 Brucellosis due to Brucella melitensis (this code)
• A23.1 Brucellosis due to Brucella abortus
• A23.2 Brucellosis due to Brucella suis
• A23.3 Brucellosis due to Brucella canis
• A23.8 Other brucellosis
• A23.9 Brucellosis, unspecified