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 .
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.
A04. 71 - Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, recurrent. ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 code: A04 Other bacterial intestinal infections.
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.
ICD-10 | Diarrhea, unspecified (R19. 7)
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.
A C. diff. infection is contagious. The bacteria can spread person to person.
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.
ICD-10 Code for Helicobacter pylori [H. pylori] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere- B96. 81- Codify by AAPC.
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 .
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