A04.8

Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Other specified bacterial intestinal infections

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
A00-A09Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)
A04Other bacterial intestinal infections
A04.8Other specified bacterial intestinal infections

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to A04.8:

categoryA04
Other bacterial intestinal infections
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chapterCH1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to A04.8. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

16 raw paths
Colitis (acute) (catarrhal) (chronic) (noninfective) (hemorrhagic)1 unique routes
staphylococcal→A04.8
Diarrhea, diarrheal (disease) (infantile) (inflammatory)5 unique routes
due to(4 variants)
bacteria
specified NEC→A04.8
Clostridium perfringens (C) (F)→A04.8
specified organism NEC
bacterial→A04.8
Staphylococcus→A04.8
specified
bacterium NEC→A04.8
Enteritis (acute) (diarrheal) (hemorrhagic) (noninfective)8 unique routes
bacterial
specified NEC→A04.8
infectious NOS(6 variants)
due to(6 variants)
Aerobacter aerogenes→A04.8
bacteria NOS
specified NEC→A04.8
Clostridium perfringens→A04.8
Enterobacter aerogenes→A04.8
specified
bacteria NEC→A04.8
Staphylococcus→A04.8
staphylococcal→A04.8
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)1 unique routes
Helicobacter pylori→A04.8
Pseudotuberculosis1 unique routes
enterocolitis→A04.8

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 371
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with MCC
DRG 372
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with CC
DRG 373
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections without CC/MCC

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