A68.0

ICD-10Billable

Louse-borne relapsing fever

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Louse-borne relapsing fever

A68.0 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

Relapsing fever due to Borrelia recurrentis

Related codes in A68

A68.1Tick-borne relapsing fever
A68.9Relapsing fever, unspecified

Where this code sits

Chapter: 1. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block: Other spirochetal diseases (A65-A69)
Parent code: A68

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.