B96

The ICD-10-CM code for oth bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classd elswhr is B96. The full clinical description is "Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere". B96 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code B96 represents “Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere”. It is classified under Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, B96 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under B96.

B96 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).

B96 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters.

B96 has 9 child codes, including: B96.0 (Mycoplasma pneumoniae as the cause of diseases classd elswhr), B96.1 (Klebsiella pneumoniae as the cause of diseases classd elswhr), B96.2 (Escherichia coli as the cause of diseases classd elswhr), B96.3 (Hemophilus influenzae as the cause of diseases classd elswhr), and 5 more.

Yes, when using B96, also report: resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

B96 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2833803. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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B96 maps to the ICD-11 code: XN74M (Bacteria).