A05.2

Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxication

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · A05.2
Synonyms

Enteritis necroticans Pig-bel

Inherited from A05Oth bacterial foodborne intoxications, NEC
Excludes 1

Clostridium difficile foodborne intoxication and infection (A04.7-) Escherichia coli infection (A04.0-A04.4) listeriosis (A32.-) salmonella foodborne intoxication and infection (A02.-) toxic effect of noxious foodstuffs (T61-T62)

Inherited from chapter 1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Includes

diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes 1

certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes 2

carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

Use additional

code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

Official Guidelines for A05.2

FY 2026 ›
I.C.1Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99), U07.1, U09.9

Subsections

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