A04.7
Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 7 never code together
A04code
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 5
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Alongside this code 9 same parent — A04
A04.0 Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection A04.1 Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection A04.2 Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli infection A04.3 Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection A04.4 Other intestinal Escherichia coli infections A04.5 Campylobacter enteritis A04.6 Enteritis due to Yersinia enterocolitica A04.8 Other specified bacterial intestinal infections A04.9 Bacterial intestinal infection, unspecified
Subordinate codes 2
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