040.42 WOUND BOTULISM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 040.42

Short Description: Wound botulism

Long Description: Wound botulism

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Other bacterial diseases (030-041)
      • 040 Other bacterial diseases
        • 040.42 Wound botulism

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 040.42 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Botulism 005.1
    • non-foodborne 040.42
    • wound 040.42

Crosswalk Information

The code 040.42 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
040.42 Right Arrow A48.52 Wound botulism
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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.

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