ICD-10-CM › A00-B99 › A50-A64 › A56 Other sexually transmitted... › A56.0
Chlamydial infection of lower genitourinary tract
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:
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 Chlamydial infection of lower genitourinary tract
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from A56 Other sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases
Excludes1 - never coded here
- neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis (P39.1)
- neonatal chlamydial pneumonia (P23.1)
Excludes2 - not included here
- chlamydial lymphogranuloma (A55)
- conditions classified to A74.-
Includes
- sexually transmitted diseases due to Chlamydia
- trachomatis
Inherited from the A50-A64 section Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1)
- Reiter's disease (M02.3-)
Excludes2 - not included here
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A56.1 | Chlamydial infection of pelviperitoneum and other genitourinary organs | Not billable |
| A56.2 | Chlamydial infection of genitourinary tract, unspecified | Valid |
| A56.3 | Chlamydial infection of anus and rectum | Valid |
| A56.4 | Chlamydial infection of pharynx | Valid |
| A56.8 | Sexually transmitted chlamydial infection of other sites | Valid |