ICD-Code A04.7: Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile
- A04.70 Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile without toxic megacolon, without other organ complications
- A04.71 Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile without toxic megacolon, with other organ complications
- A04.72 Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile with toxic megacolon, without other organ complications
- A04.73 Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile with toxic megacolon, with other organ complications
- A04.79 Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). Unfortunately, no explanation is currently available for this code.
