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A05.1

Billable

Botulism food poisoning

Botulism food poisoning

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

A00-A09

Parent Code

A05

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Botulism NOS
  • Classical foodborne intoxication due to Clostridium botulinum

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • 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)
  • infant botulism (A48.51)
  • wound botulism (A48.52)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • 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

Additional codes that should follow this code

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

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code A05.1?

ICD-10-CM code A05.1 represents "Botulism food poisoning". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is A05.1 a billable code?

Yes, A05.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is A05.1 in?

A05.1 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).

What codes cannot be used with A05.1?

A05.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters; Clostridium difficile foodborne intoxication and infection (A04.7-); Escherichia coli infection (A04.0-A04.4); and 5 more.

Are additional codes required with A05.1?

Yes, when using A05.1 you should also code: code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

What SNOMED CT codes does A05.1 map to?

A05.1 maps to 15 SNOMED CT concepts: 1285578005, 1285577000, 1259069009, 398565003, 724811002, and 10 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for A05.1?

A05.1 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0006057, C1739094, C2880104. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.