A30.9

Leprosy, unspecified

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

This is the unspecified option. 7 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.

Exclusions 6 never code together

A30code

Excludes1

sequelae of leprosy (B92)B92

A00-B99chapter

Excludes1

certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes2

carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 3

A30code

Includes

infection due to Mycobacterium leprae

A00-B99chapter

Includes

diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Use additional code

code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)Z16.-

Index entries leading here 10

Leprosy — see A30.-
- anesthetic A30.9
- with muscle disorder A30.9
  - ankle A30.9
  - foot A30.9
  - forearm A30.9
  - hand A30.9
  - shoulder region A30.9
  - specified site NEC A30.9
  - thigh A30.9
  - upper arm A30.9
  - lower leg A30.9
  - pelvic region A30.9
  - multiple sites A30.9
- macular (early) (neuritic) (simple) A30.9
- maculoanesthetic A30.9
- neural A30.9
Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) M19.90
- due to or associated with
  - leprosy (see also category M01) A30.9
- in (due to)
  - leprosy A30.9
Chorioretinitis — see also Inflammation, chorioretinal
- leprous A30.9
Iritis — see also Iridocyclitis
- due to
  - leprosy A30.9
Elephantiasis (nonfilarial) I89.0
- graecorum A30.9
Polyneuropathy (peripheral) G62.9
- in (due to)
  - leprosy A30.9
Myositis M60.9
- in (due to)
  - leprosy A30.9
Keratitis (nodular) (nonulcerative) (simple) (zonular) H16.9
- punctata
  - leprosa A30.9
Mycobacterium, mycobacterial (infection) A31.9
- leprae A30.9
Neuroleprosy A30.9

Alongside this code 7 same parent — A30

A30.0 Indeterminate leprosy A30.1 Tuberculoid leprosy A30.2 Borderline tuberculoid leprosy A30.3 Borderline leprosy A30.4 Borderline lepromatous leprosy A30.5 Lepromatous leprosy A30.8 Other forms of leprosy

Medications 5

4 Leprosy drugs 2 Leprosy, Lepromatous drugs 2 Leprosy, Multibacillary drugs 1 Leprosy, Borderline drugs 1 Leprosy, Paucibacillary drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: A30
Block: A30-A49
Siblings: 7

Present FY2024–FY2027.