ICD-10-CM › A00-B99 › A30-A49 › A48 Other bacterial diseases, not... › A48.5
A48.5
Other specified botulism
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
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What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other specified botulism
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from A48 Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
Excludes1 - never coded here
- actinomycetoma (B47.1)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A48.0 | Gas gangrene | Valid |
| A48.1 | Legionnaires' disease | Valid |
| A48.2 | Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever] | Valid |
| A48.3 | Toxic shock syndrome | Valid |
| A48.4 | Brazilian purpuric fever | Valid |
| A48.8 | Other specified bacterial diseases | Valid |