Icd 10 code for enteric fever

Overview Typhoid fever, also called enteric fever, is caused by salmonella bacteria. Typhoid fever is rare in places where few people carry the bacteria. It also is rare where water is treated to kill germs and where human waste disposal is managed. One example of where typhoid fever is rare is the United States. Places with the highest number of cases or with regular outbreaks are in Africa and South Asia. It is a serious health threat, especially for children, in places where it is more common. Food and water with the bacteria in it cause typhoid fever. Close contact with a person who is carrying the salmonella bacteria also can cause typhoid fever. Symptoms include: • High fever. • Headache. • Stomach pain. • Constipation or diarrhea. Most people who have typhoid fever feel better about a week after they start treatment to kill bacteria, called antibiotics. But without treatment, there is a small chance of death from typhoid fever complications. Vaccines against typhoid fever can provide some protection. But they can't protect against all cases of illness caused by other strains of salmonella. Vaccines can help lower risk of getting typhoid fever. Symptoms Symptoms are likely to start slowly, often showing up 1 to 3 weeks after exposure to the bacteria. Early illness Early symptoms include: • Fever that starts low and increases throughout the day, possibly reaching as high as 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius). • Chills. • Headache. • Weakness and fatigue. • Mu...

Culture; isolation and identification (at an additional charge) of Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter, and detection of enterohemorrhagic E coli (EHEC) Shiga toxin by EIA. If culture results warrant, susceptibility testing (additional charges/CPT code[s] may apply) may be performed. CPT coding for microbiology and virology procedures often cannot be determined before the culture is performed. Requests with only a written order and no test number indicated will be processed according to Specify specific pathogen if not Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, or enterohemorrhagic E coli (EHEC). Check expiration date of transport; do not use expired devices. Fecal specimens for different tests often need different transport containers and different transport conditions (eg, frozen, raw stool). Specimens should be portioned out to separate devices of each type for each test requested before sending to the laboratory. Stool for bacterial culture and enterohemorrhagic E coli Shiga toxin by EIA should be submitted in the C&S transport vial. Only a thumbnail-size portion of stool, about 1 g or 1 mL, should be added to the vial. Overfilling the vial will reduce recovery of stool pathogens. Specimens from sources, such as genital, stool, urine, and upper and lower respiratory specimens, cannot be cultured under the aerobic bacterial culture test number. If specimens are incorrectly submitted with an order for aerobic bacterial culture, the laboratory will process the specimen for ...