Excludes2

  1. A68 Relapsing fevers

    1. A68.0 Louse-borne relapsing fever

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Relapsing fever due to Borrelia recurrentis
    2. A68.1 Tick-borne relapsing fever

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Relapsing fever due to any Borrelia species other than Borrelia recurrentis
    3. A68.9 Relapsing fever, unspecified

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.