ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A05.2
Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxication
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- A05.2
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A05 — Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A05.2 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of foodborne clostridium perfringens [clostridium welchii] intoxication. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in A05
- A05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified
- A05.0Foodborne staphylococcal intoxication
- A05.1Botulism food poisoning
- A05.3Foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus intoxication
- A05.4Foodborne Bacillus cereus intoxication
- A05.5Foodborne Vibrio vulnificus intoxication
- A05.8Other specified bacterial foodborne intoxications
- A05.9Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecified
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