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A05.2 - Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxication


The ICD 10 Code for Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxication is listed as A05.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: A05.2
Description: Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxication
  • Enteritis necroticans
  • Pig-bel
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
371 - Major Gastrointestinal Disorders & Peritoneal Infections W Mcc
372 - Major Gastrointestinal Disorders & Peritoneal Infections W Cc
373 - Major Gastrointestinal Disorders & Peritoneal Infections W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)
Parent A05 - Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 005.2 - Food poisoning due to Clostridium perfringens (C. welchii)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A05.2:
A05.0 - Foodborne staphylococcal intoxication
A05.1 - Botulism food poisoning
A05.3 - Foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus intoxication
A05.4 - Foodborne Bacillus cereus intoxication
A05.5 - Foodborne Vibrio vulnificus intoxication
A05.8 - Other specified bacterial foodborne intoxications
A05.9 - Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecified