A03

Shigellosis

Non-billable header

A03 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

More specific codes A03

  • A03.0Shigellosis due to Shigella dysenteriaeBillable
  • A03.1Shigellosis due to Shigella flexneriBillable
  • A03.2Shigellosis due to Shigella boydiiBillable
  • A03.3Shigellosis due to Shigella sonneiBillable
  • A03.8Other shigellosisBillable
  • A03.9Shigellosis, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • A00CholeraHeader
  • A01Typhoid and paratyphoid feversHeader
  • A02Other salmonella infectionsHeader
  • A04Other bacterial intestinal infectionsHeader
  • A05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • A06AmebiasisHeader
  • A07Other protozoal intestinal diseasesHeader
  • A08Viral and other specified intestinal infectionsHeader
  • A09Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecifiedBillable

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