A46 Erysipelas

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• postpartum or puerperal erysipelas (O86.89)

Applies from A46 Erysipelas

Excludes1 (never code together)

• postpartum or puerperal erysipelas (O86.89)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 602-603 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 035 Erysipelas

Code annotations containing back-references to A46

Back-references to A46

• Code First: H62.4 Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere ("erysipelas (A46)")

Back-references to A46

• Code First: H62.4 Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere ("erysipelas (A46)")

Diagnosis Index entries for A46

• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › due to or associated with › erysipelas
• Erysipelas (gangrenous) (infantile) (newborn) (phlegmonous) (suppurative)
• Erysipelas (gangrenous) (infantile) (newborn) (phlegmonous) (suppurative) › external ear
• Otitis (acute) › externa › in (due to) › erysipelas

Nearby codes

• A46 Erysipelas (this code)