2021 ICD-10-CM Code A02.8
Other specified salmonella infections
Valid for Submission
A02.8 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified salmonella infections. The code A02.8 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code A02.8 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis or salmonella infection with skin involvement.
| ICD-10: | A02.8 |
| Short Description: | Other specified salmonella infections |
| Long Description: | Other specified salmonella infections |
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code A02.8 are found in the index:
- - Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) - R50.9
- - swine - A02.8
- - Intoxication
- - foodborne - A05.9
- - due to
- - Salmonella - A02.9
- - with
- - specified manifestation NEC - A02.8
- - with
- - Salmonella - A02.9
- - due to
- - foodborne - A05.9
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis
- Salmonella infection with skin involvement
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code A02.8 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Convert A02.8 to ICD-9 Code
- 003.8 - Salmonella infection NEC
Information for Patients
Salmonella Infections
Salmonella is the name of a group of bacteria. In the United States, it is a common cause of foodborne illness. Salmonella occurs in raw poultry, eggs, beef, and sometimes on unwashed fruit and vegetables. You also can get infected after handling pets, especially reptiles like snakes, turtles, and lizards.
Symptoms include
- Fever
- Diarrhea
- Abdominal cramps
- Headache
- Possible nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite
Symptoms usually last 4-7 days. Your health care provider diagnoses the infection with a stool test. Most people get better without treatment. Infection can be more serious in the elderly, infants, and people with chronic health problems. If Salmonella gets into the bloodstream, it can be serious. The usual treatment is antibiotics.
Typhoid fever, a more serious disease caused by Salmonella, is not common in the United States. It frequently occurs in developing countries.
NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Salmonella enterocolitis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Typhoid fever (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Typhoid Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)