A69.20

Approximate Synonyms

• Acute lyme disease

• Erythema chronica migrans

• Erythema chronicum migrans skin condition)

• Lyme disease

Clinical Information

• An infectious disease caused by a spirochete, borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted chiefly by ixodes dammini see ixodes) and pacificus ticks in the United States and ixodes ricinis see ixodes) in europe. It is a disease with early and late cutaneous manifestations plus involvement of the nervous system, heart, eye, and joints in variable combinations. The disease was formerly known as lyme arthritis and first discovered at old lyme, connecticut.

• An infectious disease caused by the spirochete borrelia burgdorferi. Early manifestations of infection may include fever, headache, fatigue, depression, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans. Left untreated, late manifestations involving the joints, heart, and nervous system can occur.

• Lyme disease is a bacterial infection you get from the bite of an infected tick. The first symptom is usually a rash, which may look like a bull’s eye. As the infection spreads, you may have

• Recurrent multisystemic infectious disease caused by a spirochete, borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted chiefly by ixodes ticks; it is a disease with early and late cutaneous manifestations plus involvement of the nervous system, heart, eye, and joints in variable combinations.

Details

• A69.20 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 A69.20 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A69.20 – other international versions of ICD-10 A69.20 may differ.