ICD-10-CM category
B96 Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
B96 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 16 complete codes below.
Codes in B96
- B96.0Mycoplasma pneumoniae [M. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.1Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.20Unspecified Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.21Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] O157 as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.22Other specified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.23Unspecified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.29Other Escherichia 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
- B96.81Helicobacter pylori [H. pylori] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.82Vibrio vulnificus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.83Acinetobacter baumannii as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.89Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Outside the US? B96 in the international WHO ICD-10 lists its inclusion and exclusion notes.
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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