2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A56

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Other sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases

  • A56 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A56 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A56 – other international versions of ICD-10 A56 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

  • neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis (P39.1)
  • neonatal chlamydial pneumonia (P23.1)

Type 2 Excludes

  • chlamydial lymphogranuloma (A55)
  • conditions classified to A74.-

Includes

  • sexually transmitted diseases due to Chlamydia
  • trachomatis

The following code(s) above A56 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A56:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A50-A64  Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change