B96

Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

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Nonbillable category

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Effective periodOctober 1, 2026–September 30, 2027

SourceCMS ICD-10-CM order file

ClassificationDiagnosis · clinical modification

Related entries

Up to 30 descendants in this category

CODE	DESCRIPTION	TYPE
B96.0	Mycoplasma pneumoniae [M. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.1	Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.2	Escherichia coli [E. coli ] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Category
B96.20	Unspecified Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.21	Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] O157 as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.22	Other specified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.23	Unspecified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.29	Other Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.3	Hemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.4	Proteus (mirabilis) (morganii) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.5	Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.6	Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.7	Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.8	Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Category
B96.81	Helicobacter pylori [H. pylori] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.82	Vibrio vulnificus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.83	Acinetobacter baumannii as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable
B96.89	Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere	Billable

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