ICD-10 diagnosis code
B96 Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
B96 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block B95–B98 (Bacterial, viral and other infectious agents) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- I · A00–B99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of B96
- B96.0Mycoplasma pneumoniae [M. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- B96.1Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- B96.2Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- B96.3Haemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae] as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- B96.4Proteus (mirabilis)(morganii) as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- B96.5Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- B96.6Bacillus fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- B96.7Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- B96.8Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
B96 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
B96Vissa andra specificerade bakterier som orsak till sjukdomar som klassificeras i andra kapitel
DB96Andre bakterier som årsag til sygdom
B96Muut bakteerit muussa luvussa luokitettujen sairauksien syynä
B96Sonstige näher bezeichnete Bakterien als Ursache von Krankheiten, die in anderen Kapiteln klassifiziert sind
B96Autres agents bactériens précisés, cause de maladies classées dans
B96overige gespecificeerde bacteriële agentia als oorzaak van ziekten
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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