A04

Other bacterial intestinal infections

Non-billable header

A04 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • bacterial foodborne intoxications, NEC (A05.-)
  • tuberculous enteritis (A18.32)

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 A04

  • A04.0Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infectionBillable
  • A04.1Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infectionBillable
  • A04.2Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli infectionBillable
  • A04.3Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infectionBillable
  • A04.4Other intestinal Escherichia coli infectionsBillable
  • A04.5Campylobacter enteritisBillable
  • A04.6Enteritis due to Yersinia enterocoliticaBillable
  • A04.7Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficileHeader
  • A04.8Other specified bacterial intestinal infectionsBillable
  • A04.9Bacterial intestinal infection, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • A00CholeraHeader
  • A01Typhoid and paratyphoid feversHeader
  • A02Other salmonella infectionsHeader
  • A03ShigellosisHeader
  • 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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