Diagnosis Code

A05 OTH BACTERIAL FOODBORNE INTOXICATIONS, NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A05

Short Description: Oth bacterial foodborne intoxications, NEC

Long Description: Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified

The code A05 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)
      • Oth bacterial foodborne intoxications, NEC (A05)
        • A05 Oth bacterial foodborne intoxications, NEC

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A05 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • Clostridium difficile foodborne intoxication and infection (@A04.7*-)
    • Escherichia coli infection (@A04.0*[email protected]*)
    • listeriosis (@A32*.-)
    • salmonella foodborne intoxication and infection (@A02*.-)
    • toxic effect of noxious foodstuffs (@T61*-@T62*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A05.0 Foodborne staphylococcal intoxication
A05.1 Botulism food poisoning
A05.2 Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxication
A05.3 Foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus intoxication
A05.4 Foodborne Bacillus cereus intoxication
A05.5 Foodborne Vibrio vulnificus intoxication
A05.8 Other specified bacterial foodborne intoxications
A05.9 Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecified


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