ICD-10 diagnosis code
B96.7 Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
B96.7 is the ICD-10 code for Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters. It is a four-character subcategory of B96 (Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block B95–B98 (Bacterial, viral and other infectious agents) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- I · A00–B99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
B96.7 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
B96.7Clostridium perfringens som orsak till sjukdomar som klassificeras i andra kapitel
B96.7Clostridium perfringens som årsak til sykdom klassifisert i annet kapittel
DB967Clostridium perfringens som årsag til sygdom
B96.7Clostridium perfringens muussa luvussa luokitetun sairauden syynä
B96.7Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] und andere grampositive, sporenbildende Anaerobier als Ursache von Krankheiten, die in anderen Kapiteln klassifiziert sind
B96.7Clostridium perfringens[C. perfringens] als oorzaak van ziekten
B96.7Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
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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