Block in Chapter 1
A00–A09
Intestinal infectious diseases
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (5 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- 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)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Categories in this block 10
- A00Cholera
- A01Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers
- A02Other salmonella infections
- A03Shigellosis
- A04Other bacterial intestinal infections
- A05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified
- A06Amebiasis
- A07Other protozoal intestinal diseases
- A08Viral and other specified intestinal infections
- A09Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecifiedBillable