The ICD-10-CM code A04.8 "Other specified bacterial intestinal infections" would be appropriate to assign when the cause of a patient's enteritis is not specifically described in a more specific ICD-10-CM code. This is an example of a:

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The ICD-10-CM code A04.8 "Other specified bacterial intestinal infections" is an example of a "Not elsewhere classified" code. It is used when the specific condition is documented, but a more specific code does not exist in the ICD-10-CM structure, indicating that the condition is specified but does not fit into categories that are explicitly listed elsewhere in the classification.

The ICD-10-CM Code A04