2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A02.9

by

Salmonella infection, unspecified

  • A02.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A02.9 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A02.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 A02.9 may differ.

The following code(s) above A02.9 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A02.9:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A02  Other salmonella infections

Approximate Synonyms

  • Salmonella infection

Clinical Information

  • salmonella is the name of a group of bacteria. In the United States, it is the most common cause of foodborne illness. salmonella occurs in raw poultry, eggs, beef, and sometimes on unwashed fruit and vegetables. Symptoms include fever, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and headache. Symptoms usually last 4 – 7 days. Most people get better without treatment. It can be more serious in the elderly, infants and people with chronic conditions. If salmonella gets into the bloodstream, it can be serious, or even life-threatening. The usual treatment is antibiotics. You also can get a salmonella infection after handling pets, particularly reptiles like snakes, turtles and lizards. Typhoid fever, a more serious disease caused by salmonella, frequently occurs in developing countries.
  • Infections with bacteria of the genus salmonella
  • Infections with bacteria of the genus salmonella.
  • Infekce bakteriemi rodu salmonella.

ICD-10-CM A02.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
  • 868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
  • 869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc
  • 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
  • 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
  • 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert A02.9 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A02.9: