Is A68 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. A68 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does A68 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69).

A68

A68 — Relapsing fevers

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

A68 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for relapsing fevers. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

Lyme disease (A69.2-)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

recurrent fever

Risk adjustment

A68 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead A68

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about A68

Is A68 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. A68 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does A68 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69).