Whooping cough, unspecified species

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

A37.90 Whooping cough, unspecified species without pneumonia
A37.91 Whooping cough, unspecified species with pneumonia

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Whooping cough, unspecified species

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
A37.0	Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis	Not billable
A37.1	Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis	Not billable
A37.8	Whooping cough due to other Bordetella species	Not billable