A48.52
A48.52: Wound botulism
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A48.52 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for wound botulism. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code for associated wound
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Non-foodborne botulism NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with A48.52
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
A48.52 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A57123Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A57668Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Botulism›non-foodborne
- Botulism›wound
- Infection, infected, infective›Clostridium NEC›botulinum›wound
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.