ICD-10 diagnosis code
A05.2 Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxication
A05.2 is the ICD-10 code for Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxication. It is a four-character subcategory of A05 (Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified), 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 A05.2 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Enteritis necroticans
- Pig-bel
A05.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
A05.2Matförgiftning orsakad av Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii]
A05.2Matforgiftning som skyldes Clostridium perfringens
DA052Fødevareforgiftning forårsaget af Clostridium perfringens
A05.2Clostridium perfringens (Clostridium welchii) -bakteerin aiheuttama ruokamyrkytys
A05.2Lebensmittelvergiftung durch Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii]
A05.2Intoxication alimentaire à Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii]
A05.2voedselvergiftiging door Clostridium perfringens[Clostridium welchii]
A05.2Foodborne Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii] intoxication
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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