Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Non-billable header
B96 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- 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.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
More specific codes B96
- B96.0Mycoplasma pneumoniae [M. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B96.1Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B96.2Escherichia coli [E. coli ] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereHeader
- B96.3Hemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B96.4Proteus (mirabilis) (morganii) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B96.5Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B96.6Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B96.7Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- B96.8Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereHeader