A03.9

Applicable To

• Bacillary dysentery NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Infection by shigella

• Shigella infection

Clinical Information

• Dysentary caused by gram negative rod shaped enteric bacteria, most often by the genus shigella; shigella dysentery, shigellosis, is classified into subgroups according to syndrome severity and the infectious species.

• Dysentery caused by gram-negative rod-shaped enteric bacteria enterobacteriaceae), most often by the genus shigella. Shigella dysentery, shigellosis, is classified into subgroups according to syndrome severity and the infectious species. Group a: shigella dysenteriae severest); group b: shigella flexneri; group c: shigella boydii; and group d: shigella sonnei mildest).

Details

• A03.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A03.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A03.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 A03.9 may differ.