Is A02.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. A02.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does A02.8 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09).

A02.8

A02.8 — Other specified salmonella infections

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A02.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified salmonella infections. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Other codes that can never be billed with A02.8

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at A02.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading A02.8 alone.

A05Other bacterial foodborne intoxications, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

A02.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

A02.8 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58747Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58761Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

How A02.8 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to A02.8.

Fever›swine
Infection, infected, infective›Salmonella›with›specified manifestation NEC
Intoxication›foodborne›due to›Salmonella›with›specified manifestation NEC

Code history

A02.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share A02. If A02.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about A02.8

Is A02.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. A02.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does A02.8 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09).