A28.1

Applicable To

• Cat-scratch fever

Approximate Synonyms

• Cat scratch disease

Clinical Information

• A bacterial infection caused by bartonella henselae. It is transmitted to humans from a scratch, bite, or lick from a cat. A blister or a bump appears on the skin following the scratch or bite. Subsequently, there is lymph node enlargement around the scratch or bite site. The lymph node enlargement most often occurs under the arm or the neck. Some patients experience fever, fatigue, headaches or sore throat as well.

• A self-limiting bacterial infection of the regional lymph nodes caused by afipia felis, a gram-negative bacterium recently identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. and by bartonella henselae. It usually arises one or more weeks following a feline scratch, with raised inflammatory nodules at the site of the scratch being the primary symptom.

• Cat scratch disease csd) is an illness caused by the bacterium

Details

• A28.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A28.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A28.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 A28.1 may differ.