004.8 SHIGELLA INFECTION NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 004.8

Short Description: Shigella infection NEC

Long Description: Other specified shigella infections

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Intestinal infectious diseases (001-009)
      • 004 Shigellosis
        • 004.8 Shigella infection NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 004.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Dysentery, dysenteric (bilious) (catarrhal) (diarrhea) (epidemic) (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) (infectious) (sporadic) (tropical) (ulcerative) 009.0
    • bacillary 004.9
      • shigella 004.9
        • specified type NEC 004.8
      • specified type NEC 004.8
    • Russell's 004.8
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • Shigella 004.9
      • specified type NEC 004.8
  • Russell's dysentery 004.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 004.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
004.8 Right Arrow A03.8 Other shigellosis
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.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
004.0 Shigella dysenteriae
004.1 Shigella flexneri
004.2 Shigella boydii
004.3 Shigella sonnei
004.9 Shigellosis, unspecified


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