A05

Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable header

A05 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.

  • Clostridium difficile foodborne intoxication and infection (A04.7-)
  • Escherichia coli infection (A04.0-A04.4)
  • listeriosis (A32.-)
  • salmonella foodborne intoxication and infection (A02.-)
  • toxic effect of noxious foodstuffs (T61-T62)

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 A05

  • A05.0Foodborne staphylococcal intoxicationBillable
  • A05.1Botulism food poisoningBillable
  • A05.2Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxicationBillable
  • A05.3Foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus intoxicationBillable
  • A05.4Foodborne Bacillus cereus intoxicationBillable
  • A05.5Foodborne Vibrio vulnificus intoxicationBillable
  • A05.8Other specified bacterial foodborne intoxicationsBillable
  • A05.9Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • A00CholeraHeader
  • A01Typhoid and paratyphoid feversHeader
  • A02Other salmonella infectionsHeader
  • A03ShigellosisHeader
  • A04Other bacterial intestinal infectionsHeader
  • A06AmebiasisHeader
  • A07Other protozoal intestinal diseasesHeader
  • A08Viral and other specified intestinal infectionsHeader
  • A09Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecifiedBillable

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