A48.52

Wound botulism

Billable / specific

A48.52 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Non-foodborne botulism NOS

Includes (from A48)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • food poisoning due to toxins of Clostridium botulinum (A05.1) (from A48.5)
  • actinomycetoma (B47.1) (from A48)

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.

  • code for associated wound
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A48)

Also known as

  • Non-foodborne botulism NOS
  • Botulism, non-foodborne
  • Botulism, wound
  • Infection, infected, infective, Clostridium NEC, botulinum, wound

Parent code

  • A48.5Other specified botulismHeader

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