A08

Viral and other specified intestinal infections

Non-billable header

A08 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.

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 A08

  • A08.0Rotaviral enteritisBillable
  • A08.1Acute gastroenteropathy due to Norwalk agent and other small round virusesHeader
  • A08.2Adenoviral enteritisBillable
  • A08.3Other viral enteritisHeader
  • A08.4Viral intestinal infection, unspecifiedBillable
  • A08.8Other specified intestinal infectionsBillable

Related codes

  • A00CholeraHeader
  • A01Typhoid and paratyphoid feversHeader
  • A02Other salmonella infectionsHeader
  • A03ShigellosisHeader
  • A04Other bacterial intestinal infectionsHeader
  • A05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • A06AmebiasisHeader
  • A07Other protozoal intestinal diseasesHeader
  • A09Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecifiedBillable

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