B95.8

Unspecified staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Billable / specific

B95.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

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.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from B95)

Also known as

  • Infection, infected, infective, bacterial NOS, as cause of disease classified elsewhere, Staphylococcus
  • Infection, infected, infective, staphylococcal, unspecified site, as cause of disease classified elsewhere
  • Staphylococcus, staphylococcal, as cause of disease classified elsewhere

Parent code

  • B95Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereHeader

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
  • B95.6Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereHeader
  • B95.7Other staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable

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