ICD-10 diagnosis code

B98 Other specified infectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters

B98 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified infectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters. It is a three-character category divided into 2 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 B98

B98 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

B98Andra specificerade infektiösa organismer som orsak till sjukdomar som klassificeras på annan plats

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DB98Andre infektiøse agentia som årsag til sygdom

GermanyICD-10-GM

B98Sonstige näher bezeichnete infektiöse Erreger als Ursache von Krankheiten, die in anderen Kapiteln klassifiziert sind

FranceICD-10-FR

B98Autres agents infectieux précisés, cause de maladies classées dans d'autres

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

B98overige gespecificeerde infectieuze 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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