icd 10 code for a04.72

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ICD-10 code: A04. 72 Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile with toxic megacolon, without other organ complications.

How do you code C. diff infection?

ICD-10 code A04. 7 for Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

What is the ICD-10 code for C. diff infection?

All patients with a positive laboratory result for C. difficile (Bact+) and/or the ICD-10 discharge code for C. difficile infection, A04. 7, as principal or associated diagnosis (ICD10+), were identified.

What is the ICD-10 code for C. diff diarrhea?

A04. 71 - Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, recurrent. ICD-10-CM.

What is code A04?

ICD-10 code: A04 Other bacterial intestinal infections.

What type of bacteria is C. diff?

diff) is a type of bacteria that can cause diarrhoea. It often affects people who have been taking antibiotics. It can usually be treated with a different type of antibiotic.

What is the ICD-10 code for diarrhea?

ICD-10 | Diarrhea, unspecified (R19. 7)

What is the ICD-10 code for History of Clostridium difficile?

Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, not specified as recurrent. A04. 72 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Is C. difficile contagious?

A C. diff. infection is contagious. The bacteria can spread person to person.

What does C. diff stand for in medical terms?

C. diff (also known as Clostridioides difficile or C. difficile) is a germ (bacterium) that causes severe diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon). It's estimated to cause almost half a million infections in the United States each year. About 1 in 6 patients who get C.

How do you code Helicobacter pylori?

ICD-10 Code for Helicobacter pylori [H. pylori] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere- B96. 81- Codify by AAPC.

What is the ICd 10 code for enterocolitis?

A04.72 is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, not specified as recurrent . It is found in the 2021 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021 .

Do you include decimal points in ICD-10?

DO NOT include the decimal point when electronically filing claims as it may be rejected. Some clearinghouses may remove it for you but to avoid having a rejected claim due to an invalid ICD-10 code, do not include the decimal point when submitting claims electronically. See also:

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