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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 005.2
Food poisoning due to clostridium perfringens (c. welchii)
  • Short description: FOOD POIS D/T C. PERFRIN.
  • ICD-9-CM 005.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 005.2 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 005.2 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A05.2 Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxication
Approximate Synonyms
  • Clostridium perfringens food poisoning
  • Clostridium perfringens, food poisoning
  • Food poisoning due to Clostridium perfringens
Applies To
  • Enteritis necroticans
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 005.2:
  • Enteritis (acute) (catarrhal) (choleraic) (chronic) (congestive) (diarrheal) (exudative) (follicular) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (lienteric) (noninfectious) (perforative) (phlegmonous) (presumed noninfectious) (pseudomembranous) 558.9
    • necroticans 005.2
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • Clostridium (haemolyticum) (novyi) NEC 041.84
      • botulinum 005.1
      • histolyticum (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0
      • oedematiens (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0
      • perfringens 041.83
        • due to food 005.2
      • septicum (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0
      • sordellii (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0
      • welchii (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0
        • due to food 005.2
  • Poisoning (acute) - see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • food (acute) (bacterial) (diseased) (infected) NEC 005.9
      • due to
        • bacillus
          • aertrycke (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
          • botulinus 005.1
          • cereus 005.89
          • choleraesuis (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
          • paratyphosus (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
          • suipestifer (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
        • Clostridium 005.3
          • botulinum 005.1
          • perfringens 005.2
          • welchii 005.2
        • Salmonella (aertrycke) (callinarum) (choleraesuis) (enteritidis) (paratyphi) (suipestifer) 003.9
          • with
            • gastroenteritis 003.0
            • localized infection(s) (see also Infection, Salmonella) 003.20
            • septicemia 003.1
            • specified manifestation NEC 003.8
        • specified bacterium NEC 005.89
        • Staphylococcus 005.0
        • Streptococcus 005.89
        • Vibrio parahaemolyticus 005.4
        • Vibrio vulnificus 005.81
      • noxious or naturally toxic 988.0
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