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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"Not elsewhere classified" (NEC) codes, like A04.8, are used when the information in the medical record provides detail for which a specific code does not exist. This is different from "Not otherwise specified" (NOS) codes, which are used when the medical record lacks the detail for a more specific code.

The ICD-10-CM Code A04