A05.8

Other specified bacterial foodborne intoxications

Billable / specific

A05.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from A05)

  • 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-) (from A05)
  • Escherichia coli infection (A04.0-A04.4) (from A05)
  • listeriosis (A32.-) (from A05)
  • salmonella foodborne intoxication and infection (A02.-) (from A05)
  • toxic effect of noxious foodstuffs (T61-T62) (from A05)

Excludes2

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

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A05)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A05)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A05)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A05)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A05)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A05)

Parent code

  • A05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

Related codes

  • 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
  • A05.9Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecifiedBillable

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