Other specified botulism
Non-billable header
A48.5 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Non-foodborne intoxication due to toxins of Clostridium botulinum [C. botulinum]
Includes (from A48)
- 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.-) (from A48)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A48)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A48)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A48)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A48)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Non-foodborne intoxication due to toxins of Clostridium botulinum [C. botulinum]
Parent code
- A48Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classifiedHeader