005.9 FOOD POISONING NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 005.9

Short Description: Food poisoning NOS

Long Description: Food poisoning, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Intestinal infectious diseases (001-009)
      • 005 Other food poisoning (bacterial)
        • 005.9 Food poisoning NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 005.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Contamination, food (see also Poisoning, food) 005.9
  • Creotoxism 005.9
  • Food
    • intoxication (see also Poisoning, food) 005.9
    • poisoning (see also Poisoning, food) 005.9
    • toxemia (see also Poisoning, food) 005.9
  • Gastroenteritis (acute) (catarrhal) (congestive) (hemorrhagic) (noninfectious) (see also Enteritis) 558.9
    • due to
      • food poisoning (see also Poisoning, food) 005.9
  • Ichthyotoxism 988.0
    • bacterial (see also Poisoning, food) 005.9
  • Indigestion (bilious) (functional) 536.8
    • due to decomposed food NEC 005.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • food (see also Poisoning, food) 005.9
  • Intoxication
    • intestinal 569.89
      • due to putrefaction of food 005.9
  • Kreotoxism 005.9
  • Poisoning (acute) - see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • bacterial toxins NEC 005.9
    • food (acute) (bacterial) (diseased) (infected) NEC 005.9
      • due to
        • bacillus
          • aertrycke (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
          • botulinus 005.1
          • cereus 005.89
          • choleraesuis (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
          • paratyphosus (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
          • suipestifer (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
        • Clostridium 005.3
          • botulinum 005.1
          • perfringens 005.2
          • welchii 005.2
        • Salmonella (aertrycke) (callinarum) (choleraesuis) (enteritidis) (paratyphi) (suipestifer) 003.9
          • with
            • gastroenteritis 003.0
            • localized infection(s) (see also Infection, Salmonella) 003.20
            • septicemia 003.1
            • specified manifestation NEC 003.8
        • specified bacterium NEC 005.89
        • Staphylococcus 005.0
        • Streptococcus 005.89
        • Vibrio parahaemolyticus 005.4
        • Vibrio vulnificus 005.81
      • noxious or naturally toxic 988.0
        • berries 988.2
        • fish 988.0
        • mushroom 988.1
        • plants NEC 988.2
    • ichthyotoxism (bacterial) 005.9
    • kreotoxism, food 005.9
  • Ptomaine (poisoning) (see also Poisoning, food) 005.9
  • Toxemia 799.89
    • food (see also Poisoning, food) 005.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 005.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
005.9 Right Arrow A05.9 Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecified
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
005.0 Staphylococcal food poisoning
005.1 Botulism food poisoning
005.2 Food poisoning due to Clostridium perfringens (C. welchii)
005.3 Food poisoning due to other Clostridia
005.4 Food poisoning due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus
005.81 Food poisoning due to Vibrio vulnificus
005.89 Other bacterial food poisoning


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