2025 ICD-10-CM code A02.8
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Salmonella infections - Intestinal infectious diseases Certain infectious and parasitic diseases Feed
Other specified salmonella infections.
Medical necessity for diagnostic testing and treatment is established by the patient's symptoms, clinical presentation, and laboratory confirmation of infection. Further testing to identify the specific Salmonella serotype may be medically necessary to guide treatment and public health surveillance.
Diagnosis of other specified salmonella infections requires laboratory confirmation, typically through stool or blood cultures. Treatment focuses on managing symptoms, such as rehydration and controlling diarrhea.Antibiotics may be necessary in severe cases or for individuals at high risk of complications.
In simple words: This code indicates a confirmed infection with Salmonella bacteria, excluding typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever.Salmonella infections are typically foodborne and can cause symptoms such as fever, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.
This code signifies a salmonella infection that is not otherwise specified within the ICD-10-CM classification.It encompasses infections caused by any Salmonella species except for S. typhi and S. paratyphi, which have their own specific codes.
Example 1: A patient presents with severe diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever after consuming contaminated food. Lab tests confirm the presence of Salmonella, but it is not S. typhi or S. paratyphi. A02.8 is used to code the diagnosis., An individual develops gastroenteritis following a large community outbreak linked to contaminated produce.Cultures identify a Salmonella species other than typhi or paratyphi.A02.8 is applied., A patient with a compromised immune system experiences recurrent episodes of Salmonella infection.This time, the infecting serotype is not typhi or paratyphi, thus, A02.8 is coded.
Documentation should include signs, symptoms, laboratory results confirming the Salmonella infection (e.g., positive stool culture), and the specific Salmonella serotype if identified.Details regarding the source of infection, if known, should also be documented.
- Payment Status: Active
- Specialties:Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Office, Emergency Room - Hospital, Telehealth Provided in Patient’s Home, Telehealth Provided Other than in Patient’s Home