A03
Header — not billableShigellosis
The ICD-10 code for shigellosis is A03.
A03 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- A00Choleranon-billable header
- A01Typhoid and paratyphoid feversnon-billable header
- A02Other salmonella infectionsnon-billable header
- A04Other bacterial intestinal infectionsnon-billable header
- A05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- A06Amebiasisnon-billable header
- A07Other protozoal intestinal diseasesnon-billable header
- A08Viral and other specified intestinal infectionsnon-billable header
- A09Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
- A03Shigellosisnon-billable header