ICD-10 diagnosis code

A04.7 Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile

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A04.7 is the ICD-10 code for Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile. It is a four-character subcategory of A04 (Other bacterial intestinal infections), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block A00–A09 (Intestinal infectious diseases) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
I · A00–B99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What A04.7 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Foodborne intoxication by Clostridium difficile
  • Pseudomembranous colitis

A04.7 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

A04.7Enterokolitt som skyldes Clostridium difficile

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA047Enterokolitis forårsaget af Clostridium difficile

FinlandICD-10-FI

A04.7Clostridium difficilen aiheuttama ohut- ja paksusuolen tulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

A04.7Enterokolitis durch Clostridium difficile

  • A04.70Enterokolitis durch Clostridium difficile ohne Megakolon, ohne sonstige Organkomplikationen
  • A04.71Enterokolitis durch Clostridium difficile ohne Megakolon, mit sonstigen Organkomplikationen
  • A04.72Enterokolitis durch Clostridium difficile mit Megakolon, ohne sonstige Organkomplikationen
  • A04.73Enterokolitis durch Clostridium difficile mit Megakolon, mit sonstigen Organkomplikationen
  • A04.79Enterokolitis durch Clostridium difficile, nicht näher bezeichnet
FranceICD-10-FR

A04.7Entérocolite à Clostridium difficile

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A04.7enterocolitis door Clostridium difficile

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • A04.71Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, recurrent
  • A04.72Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, not specified as recurrent

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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