A04.72Billable
Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, not specified as recurrent
Billable Code
A04.72 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI)
Clostridioides difficile Infection
Clostridioides difficile Infection
Enterocolitis due to Clostridioides difficile
Enterocolitis due to Clostridioides difficile
Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, not specified as recurrent
Enterocolitis due to Clostridioides difficile
Clostridioides difficile infection
Clostridioides difficile infection
Clostridioides difficile infection
Enterocolitis
Personal history of Clostridium difficile infection
Infectious Colitis
Infection-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Inclusion Terms
3 items
Inclusion Terms
From A04.7:
- •Clostridioides difficile colitis
- •Foodborne intoxication by Clostridium difficile
- •Pseudomembraneous colitis
Includes
1 item
Includes
From A00-B99:
- •diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1
3 items
Excludes1
From A00-B99:
- •certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
4 items
Excludes2
Use Additional Code
1 item
Use Additional Code
From A00-B99:
- •code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)