Diagnosis Code

A08.8 OTHER SPECIFIED INTESTINAL INFECTIONS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A08.8

Short Description: Other specified intestinal infections

Long Description: Other specified intestinal infections

The code A08.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)
      • Viral and other specified intestinal infections (A08)
        • A08.8 Other specified intestinal infections

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Aspergillosis enteritis of intestine
  • Aspergillosis enteritis of small intestine
  • Blastomycotic enteritis of intestine
  • Blastomycotic enteritis of small intestine
  • Classical histoplasmosis intestinal ulceration
  • Cryptococcal gastroenteritis
  • Fungal enteritis
  • Fungal gastroenteritis
  • Fungal gastroenteritis
  • Gastritis caused by fungus
  • Gastritis caused by fungus
  • Infection by algae
  • Infection by Blastomyces dermatitidis
  • Infectious disease due to plant
  • Prototheca diarrhea
  • Protothecosis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A08.8 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders With Mcc (391)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders Without Mcc (392)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A08.8 Right Arrow 008.8 Viral enteritis NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A08 Viral and other specified intestinal infections
A08.0 Rotaviral enteritis
A08.1 Acute gastroenteropathy due to Norwalk agent and other small round viruses
A08.11 Acute gastroenteropathy due to Norwalk agent
A08.19 Acute gastroenteropathy due to other small round viruses
A08.2 Adenoviral enteritis
A08.3 Other viral enteritis
A08.31 Calicivirus enteritis
A08.32 Astrovirus enteritis
A08.39 Other viral enteritis
A08.4 Viral intestinal infection, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023