ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A09
Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- A09
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A09
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A09 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified. 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.
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