ICD-10 code for early yaws

The ICD-10-CM code for early yaws is A66.2 (Other early skin lesions of yaws). The official index lists 2 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on A66.2.

Within A66, choose A66.2 (Other early skin lesions of yaws) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: initial lesions of yaws (A66.0), multiple papillomata and wet crab yaws (A66.1), Hyperkeratosis of yaws (A66.3), Gummata and ulcers of yaws (A66.4), Gangosa (A66.5), bone and joint lesions of yaws (A66.6), other manifestations of yaws (A66.7), latent yaws (A66.8) and 1 more.

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 606 (Minor Skin Disorders with MCC, relative weight 1.5728) and DRG 607 (Minor Skin Disorders without MCC, relative weight 0.8772), in MDC 09 (Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.