A03.9
Shigellosis, unspecified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 5 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 5 never code together
A00-B99chapter
Excludes1
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 3
Index entries leading here 6
- Dysentery, dysenteric (catarrhal) (diarrhea) (epidemic) (hemorrhagic) (infectious) (sporadic) (tropical) A09
- Enteritis (acute) (diarrheal) (hemorrhagic) (noninfective) K52.9
- bacillary NOS A03.9
- Chinese dysentery A03.9
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- Shigella A03.9
- Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) A41.9
- Shigella A03.9
- Shigellosis A03.9
Alongside this code 5 same parent — A03
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.