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B96

Non-billable

Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Coding Guidance

B96 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: A00-B99 (Chapter 1)

IncludesFrom A00-B99

Conditions included in this code from parent codes.

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom A00-B99

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom A00-B99

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • 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 CodeFrom A00-B99

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

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

More Specific Codes (9)

B96.0Mycoplasma pneumoniae [M. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere→B96.1Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere→B96.2Escherichia coli [E. coli ] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere→B96.3Hemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere→B96.4Proteus (mirabilis) (morganii) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere→B96.5Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere→B96.6Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere→B96.7Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere→B96.8Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere→