Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Non-billable header
B95.6 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from B95)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
- Note: These categories are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes to identify the infectious agent(s) in diseases classified elsewhere.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B95)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B95)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B95)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B95)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B95)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Parent code
- B95Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereHeader
More specific codes B95.6
Related codes
- B95.0Streptococcus, group A, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B95.1Streptococcus, group B, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B95.2Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B95.3Streptococcus pneumoniae as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B95.4Other streptococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B95.5Unspecified streptococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B95.7Other staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B95.8Unspecified staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable