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Category · FY2027

B96 Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

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B96 is not billable. The category heads 16 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 9 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Escherichia coli (E. coli), as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.20
  • Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.1
  • Mycoplasma (M.) pneumoniae, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.0

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. B95-B97 Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
  3. B96 Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Billable codes
16
Subdivisions
9
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
56

Codes in B96

  1. B96.0
    Mycoplasma pneumoniae [M. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Pleuro-pneumonia-like-organism [PPLO]
  2. B96.1
    Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
  3. B96.2
    Escherichia coli [E. coli ] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Header
  4. B96.20
    Unspecified Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Escherichia coli [E. coli] NOS
  5. B96.21
    Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] O157 as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 5

    Inclusion terms

    • E. coli O157:H- (nonmotile) with confirmation of Shiga toxin O15
    • E. coli O157 with confirmation of Shiga toxin when H antigen is unknown, or is not H7 O15
    • O157:H7 Escherichia coli [E. coli] with or without confirmation of Shiga toxin-production O15
    • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] O157:H7 with or without confirmation of Shiga toxin-production O15
    • STEC O157:H7 with or without confirmation of Shiga toxin-production O15
  6. B96.22
    Other specified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] O15
    • Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] with known O group O15
  7. B96.23
    Unspecified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] with unspecified O group
    • STEC NOS
  8. B96.29
    Other Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Non-Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
  9. B96.3
    Hemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
  10. B96.4
    Proteus (mirabilis) (morganii) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
  11. B96.5
    Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
  12. B96.6
    Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
  13. B96.7
    Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
  14. B96.8
    Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Header
  15. B96.81
    Helicobacter pylori [H. pylori] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
  16. B96.82
    Vibrio vulnificus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
  17. B96.83
    Acinetobacter baumannii as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable
  18. B96.89
    Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Block B95-B97 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 1 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes2 5, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 1 page.

Index entries

  • Mycoplasma (M.) pneumoniae, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.0
  • Pleuro-pneumonia-like-organism (PPLO), as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.0
  • Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.1
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli), as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.20
  • Haemophilus (H.) influenzae, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.3
  • Proteus (mirabilis) (morganii), as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.4
  • Clostridium (C.) perfringens, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.7
  • Bacilluscoli infection → B96.20
  • Colibacillosisas the cause of other disease → B96.20
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli), as cause of disease classified elsewhereO157 → B96.21
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli), as cause of disease classified elsewhereO157 with confirmation of Shiga toxin when H antigen is unknown, or is not H7 → B96.21
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli), as cause of disease classified elsewhereO157:H- (nonmotile) with confirmation of Shiga toxin → B96.21
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli), as cause of disease classified elsewhereO157:H7 with or without confirmation of Shiga toxin-production → B96.21
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli), as cause of disease classified elsewherenon-O157 Shiga toxin-producing (with known O group) → B96.22
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli), as cause of disease classified elsewhereShiga toxin-producing (with unspecified O group) (STEC) → B96.23
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli), as cause of disease classified elsewherenon-Shiga toxin-producing → B96.29
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli), as cause of disease classified elsewherespecified NEC → B96.29
  • Pseudomonasaeruginosa, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.5
  • Pseudomonaspseudomallei, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.5
  • Bacteroidesfragilis, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.6
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Acinetobacter baumannii, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.83
  • Bacterium, bacteria, bacterialagent NEC, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.89
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Enterobacter sakazakii → B96.89
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Mycoplasma NECpneumoniae, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)pleuro-pneumonia-like organism (PPLO) NECas cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae NECas cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.1
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Escherichia (E.) coli NECas cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.20
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli), as cause of disease classified elsewhereO157:H7 with or without confirmation of Shiga toxin-productionspecified NEC → B96.22
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Proteus (mirabilis) (morganii) (vulgaris) NECas cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.4
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Pseudomonas NECas cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.5
  • Pseudomonasmallei infectionas cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.5
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Bacteroides NECfragilis, as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.6
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Campylobacter, intestinalas cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.81
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Helicobacter pylorias cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.81
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)bacterial NOSas cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.89
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Cronobacter (sakazakii)as cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.89
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Serratia NECas cause of disease classified elsewhere → B96.89
  • Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)in (due to)Hemophilus influenzae → M00.8- [B96.3]
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)bacterial NOSas cause of disease classified elsewhereMycoplasma pneumoniae [M. pneumoniae] → B96.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)bacterial NOSas cause of disease classified elsewhereKlebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] → B96.1

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