A05
Header — not billableOther bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified is A05.
A05 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under A05
- A05.0Foodborne staphylococcal intoxication
- A05.1Botulism food poisoning
- A05.2Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxication
- A05.3Foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus intoxication
- A05.4Foodborne Bacillus cereus intoxication
- A05.5Foodborne Vibrio vulnificus intoxication
- A05.8Other specified bacterial foodborne intoxications
- A05.9Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- A00Choleranon-billable header
- A01Typhoid and paratyphoid feversnon-billable header
- A02Other salmonella infectionsnon-billable header
- A03Shigellosisnon-billable header
- A04Other bacterial intestinal infectionsnon-billable header
- A06Amebiasisnon-billable header
- A07Other protozoal intestinal diseasesnon-billable header
- A08Viral and other specified intestinal infectionsnon-billable header
- A09Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
- A05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header