ICD-10-CM Code A08
Viral and other specified intestinal infections
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code A08 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of A08 that describes the diagnosis 'viral and other specified intestinal infections' in more detail.
- A08 Viral and other specified intestinal infections NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE A08.0 Rotaviral enteritis
- BILLABLE A08.2 Adenoviral enteritis
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- A08.31 Calicivirus enteritis BILLABLE
- A08.32 Astrovirus enteritis BILLABLE
- A08.39 Other viral enteritis BILLABLE
- BILLABLE A08.4 Viral intestinal infection, unspecified
- BILLABLE A08.8 Other specified intestinal infections
The ICD code A08 is used to code Enteritis
Enteritis (entero- + -itis) is inflammation of the small intestine. It is most commonly caused by food or drink contaminated with pathogenic microbes. Symptoms include abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, dehydration, and fever. Inflammation of related organs of the gastrointestinal system are:
| Specialty: | Gastroenterology |
| MeSH Codes: | D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 5, 8, 9, 555, 556, 557, 558 |
Coding Notes for A08 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Influenza with involvement of gastrointestinal tract (J09.X3, J10.2, J11.2) - instead, use code J09.X
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A08 - Viral and other specified intestinal infections'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A08. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.