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    ICD-10-CM Code For Glanders And Melioidosis: Group Overview

    The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code group A24 includes infections due to Burkholderia mallei (glanders) and Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis), covering presentations such as localized infections, pneumonia, septicemia, and chronic abscess-forming disease. These ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are used to document clinical scenarios including organism identification, anatomic site involvement, and severity or systemic complications relevant to these zoonotic bacterial infections. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-CM A24 group supports proper claim adjudication, complete clinical documentation, and appropriate reimbursement.

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    ICD-10-CM A24: Glanders And Melioidosis Overview

    The ICD-10-CM A24 group includes bacterial zoonoses caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei that primarily affect the respiratory system, skin, and systemic organs. These infections can present as localized abscesses, pneumonia, septicemia, or chronic disease and may require complex clinical management. Accurate coding captures the specific organism, site of infection, and disease severity, which is important for proper claim adjudication and clinical record quality.

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    When to Use

    Use a code from this group when documentation identifies infection with Burkholderia mallei or Burkholderia pseudomallei or when clinical findings are clearly attributable to glanders or melioidosis. Select codes that specify the anatomic site, presence of bacteremia or sepsis, and any chronic or recurrent features as documented in the medical record.

    ICD-10-CM Codes

    5 rows

    ICD-10-CM CodeDescription
    A24.0Glanders
    A24.1Acute and fulminating melioidosis
    A24.2Subacute and chronic melioidosis
    A24.3Other melioidosis
    A24.9Melioidosis, unspecified

    DRG Codes

    3 rows

    DRG CodeDescription
    867Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses with MCC
    868Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses with CC
    869Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses without CC/MCC

    Typical Clinical Scenarios

    • An adult agricultural worker presents to the emergency department with sudden onset high fever, severe headache, pleuritic chest pain, and productive cough after exposure to soil and standing water; chest imaging shows multilobar pneumonia and blood cultures grow Burkholderia pseudomallei, confirming acute melioidosis sepsis requiring inpatient antimicrobial therapy. A diagnosis from this group is assigned because the infection is a systemic, culture-proven zoonotic bacterial disease causing acute pulmonary and bloodstream involvement. Typical codes: A24.1, A24.2
    • A middle-aged patient with a chronic, relapsing soft-tissue infection of the lower limb after a penetrating wound during farming develops draining subcutaneous abscesses over months despite outpatient courses of antibiotics; wound cultures identify Burkholderia pseudomallei and the clinician documents ongoing melioidotic soft-tissue disease needing prolonged therapy. A code from this group is used to capture the chronic, localized form of the zoonotic infection affecting skin and soft tissue. Typical codes: A24.2
    • A traveler returns from an endemic region with fever and a rapidly expanding painful skin ulcer and regional lymphadenopathy; wound culture yields Burkholderia mallei consistent with glanders, and the patient is admitted for isolation and targeted treatment because of the potential for severe systemic spread. This scenario receives a code from this group to indicate acute cutaneous glanders with systemic risk after documented exposure. Typical codes: A24.0, A24.3

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    1. 1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
    2. 2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
    3. 3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.
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