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A05

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified

Use a more specific code (8 billable)
A05.0Foodborne staphylococcal intoxicationA05.1Botulism food poisoningA05.2Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxicationA05.3Foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus intoxicationA05.4Foodborne Bacillus cereus intoxicationA05.5Foodborne Vibrio vulnificus intoxicationA05.8Other specified bacterial foodborne intoxicationsA05.9Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).

CH1 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • 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
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • Clostridium difficile foodborne intoxication and infection (A04.7-)
  • Escherichia coli infection (A04.0-A04.4)
  • listeriosis (A32.-)
  • salmonella foodborne intoxication and infection (A02.-)
  • toxic effect of noxious foodstuffs (T61-T62)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
A00-A09Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)
A05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classifiedNot billable
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
A05.8Other specified bacterial foodborne intoxicationsBillable
A05.9Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to A05:

chapterCH1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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