2025 ICD-10-CM code A07.8
(Valid) Effective Date: N/A Infectious and parasitic diseases - Intestinal infectious diseases Certain infectious and parasitic diseases Feed
Other specified protozoal intestinal diseases
Medical necessity is established by the presence of signs and symptoms of protozoal intestinal infection.Confirmation through laboratory testing reinforces the medical necessity of treatment.
Clinicians diagnose these conditions based on symptoms (e.g., diarrhea, abdominal cramps, gas, rectal pain, weight loss, bloody stools, fever, vomiting), travel history, physical examination, and laboratory testing of blood and stool samples. Treatment typically involves antiprotozoal medications and rehydration therapy (oral or intravenous fluids).
In simple words: This code is used when a person has a parasite infection in their intestines caused by a protozoa (a type of single-celled organism) that isn't specifically named by other, more precise codes. Some examples include microsporidiosis, trichomoniasis, sarcocystosis, and sarcosporidiosis.
This code encompasses protozoal intestinal infections not specifically identified by other codes within the category.Examples include intestinal microsporidiosis, intestinal trichomoniasis, sarcocystosis, and sarcosporidiosis.
Example 1: A patient presents with chronic diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and weight loss after returning from a trip abroad.Stool examination reveals microsporidia spores, confirming the diagnosis of intestinal microsporidiosis., A patient experiences persistent diarrhea, excessive gas, and abdominal discomfort.Laboratory tests identify intestinal trichomoniasis as the cause., A patient with a compromised immune system develops severe diarrhea and malabsorption.Biopsy reveals the presence of sarcocysts in the intestinal tissue, leading to a diagnosis of intestinal sarcocystosis.
Documentation should include signs, symptoms, travel history, laboratory results (stool examination, blood tests), diagnostic procedures (e.g., biopsy), and treatment provided.
- Specialties:Infectious disease, gastroenterology, internal medicine, family medicine
- Place of Service:Office, Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital, Independent Clinic, Federally Qualified Health Center, Public Health Clinic, Rural Health Clinic, Telehealth Provided in Patient’s Home, Telehealth Provided Other than in Patient’s Home