B96.89

Billable

Oth bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classd elswhr

Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

B95-B97

Parent Code

B96.8

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(874)

SNOMED CT

Clinical Terms

  • Prostatitis category I
  • Bacterial infection of the digestive tract
  • Subacute infective endocarditis
  • Duodenitis caused by Whipple disease
  • Spondyloarthritis caused by bacterium
  • Urinary tract infection caused by Klebsiella
  • Arthritis of left hand caused by bacteria
  • Bacterial gastritis
  • Bacterial arthritis of elbow
  • Bacteraemia caused by Clostridium
  • Obstetric breast abscess
  • Postpartum bacterial vaginosis
  • Intraspinal subdural abscess
  • Clostridial intra-amniotic fetal infection
  • Gastritis caused by Helicobacter heilmannii
  • Skin involvement in bacterial endocarditis
  • Bacterial spondyloarthritis
  • Infective arthritis of right hand
  • Bacterial neuritis
  • Bacterial duodenitis
  • Meningitis due to pseudomonas
  • Infection causing encephalomyelitis
  • Pink tooth of Mummery
  • Left bacterial keratitis
  • Bacteremia caused by Clostridium
  • Trueperella pyogenes infection of skin
  • Inflammation of lacrimal canal caused by Pseudopropionibacterium propionicum
  • Infection of amniotic cavity
  • Bacterial spinal subdural abscess
  • Infection caused by Fusobacterium
  • Vulval abscess
  • Citrobacter meningitis
  • Infection caused by Trueperella pyogenes
  • Arthritis of left elbow caused by bacteria
  • Acute postoperative endophthalmitis
  • Endocarditis lenta
  • Necrobacillosis
  • Obstetric abscess of breast
  • Gardnerella vaginitis
  • Duodenitis caused by Tropheryma whipplei
  • Tonsillitis caused by Gram negative bacteria
  • Arthritis of right foot caused by bacteria
  • Infective arthritis of left wrist
  • Acute infective cystitis
  • Infection caused by Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Neonatal infection of umbilicus caused by multiple microbes
  • Infective arthritis of both wrist regions
  • Mycoplasmal pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Chorioamnionitis
  • Fecal peritonitis
  • Subacute endocarditis
  • Acute bacterial lymphangitis
  • Bacterial prostatitis
  • Chronic bacterial prostatitis
  • Infection of toe web
  • Anaerobic balanitis
  • Abscess of tendon sheath of right hand
  • Moraxella infection of skin
  • Carbuncle of left arm
  • Extradural intraspinal abscess
  • Abscess of left foot
  • Genital mycoplasma infection
  • Abscess of ankle
  • Acute bacterial pyelonephritis
  • Campylobacteriosis
  • Endogenous endophthalmitis
  • Postoperative endophthalmitis
  • Female pelvic inflammatory disease caused by Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Haemophilus infection of the central nervous system
  • Neonatal hemolysis with systemic bacterial infection
  • Bacterial vaginitis
  • Early neonatal infection caused by Anaerobic bacterium
  • Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis
  • Arthritis of both wrists caused by Bacteria
  • Citrobacter infection
  • Infection caused by Aerobacter aerogenes
  • Left foot arthritis caused by bacteria
  • Bacterial spinal epidural granuloma
  • Prostatitis category 1
  • Infective polyarthritis caused by bacteria
  • Bacterial endophthalmitis
  • Carbuncle of left upper limb
  • Infective arthritis of bilateral knees
  • Vulvar abscess
  • Bacterial encephalomyelitis
  • Infective arthritis of left elbow
  • Chronic postoperative endophthalmitis
  • Erythema multiforme provoked by bacterial infection
  • Acute bacterial endophthalmitis following surgical procedure
  • Bacteraemia caused by Erysipelothrix insidiosa
  • Arachnia propionica canaliculitis
  • Arthritis of right elbow caused by bacteria
  • Bacteraemia caused by Chromobacterium
  • Mycoplasma genitalium urethritis
  • Spinal extradural abscess
  • Granuloma of spinal subdural space caused by bacterium
  • Bacteremia caused by Chromobacterium
  • Infection of nerve caused by Bacteria
  • Arthritis of joint of bilateral ankles caused by bacteria
  • Endophthalmitis caused by Bacteria following surgical procedure
  • Gangrenous tonsillitis
  • P. acne endophthalmitis
  • Acute infectious endocarditis
  • Corynebacterium pyogenes infection of skin
  • Acute endocarditis
  • Genital tract infection in puerperium
  • Carbuncle of left upper extremity
  • Pyogenic infection of skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by bacterium
  • Chronic postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis
  • Canaliculitis caused by Pseudopropionibacterium propionicum
  • Chronic inflammation of prostate caused by bacteria
  • Pyogenic abscess of skin caused by bacterium
  • Arthropathy associated with bacterial disease
  • Malabsorption caused by infective agent
  • Chorioamnionitis caused by Bacteria
  • Acute uncomplicated cystitis
  • Gingival disease caused by bacteria
  • Mycoplasma genitalium proctitis
  • Postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Propionibacterium acnes
  • Pink spot lesion of tooth
  • Mixed infectious disease
  • Acute pyelonephritis caused by bacterium
  • Subdural abscess
  • Aerobic gram-negative coccus meningitis
  • Polymicrobial neonatal omphalitis
  • Arthritis of bilateral knee joints caused by bacteria
  • Infective arthritis of bilateral wrist regions
  • Canaliculitis caused by Propionibacterium propionicum
  • Infectious thyroiditis
  • Burkholderia encephalomyelitis
  • Neonatal haemolysis with systemic bacterial infection
  • Bacterial infection of lacrimal gland
  • Bacterial myelitis
  • Tropheryma infection
  • Meningitis caused by gram-negative aerobic coccus
  • Infective arthritis of right hip
  • Infective arthritis of left ankle
  • Prostatitis caused by bacteria
  • Finding related to ability to latch on to breast for feeding
  • Superficial folliculitis caused by bacterium
  • Fusobacterial necrotizing tonsillitis
  • Infection caused by Klebsiella aerogenes
  • Meningitis caused by Enterobacter
  • Ascending lymphangitis caused by bacterium
  • Acute bacterial thyroiditis
  • Ulcerative endocarditis
  • Whipple's disease
  • Abscess of breast following childbirth
  • Acute endophthalmitis
  • Infectious lymphangitis
  • Keratitis of right eye caused by bacteria
  • Bacterial vaginosis
  • Infection of peripheral nerve caused by bacterium
  • Infection caused by Enterobacter aerogenes
  • Meningitis caused by Klebsiella aerogenes
  • Arthritis of left shoulder caused by bacteria
  • Bacteremia caused by Gram-positive bacteria
  • Infective arthritis of right ankle
  • Inflammation of cervix uteri caused by Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Mycoplasma genitalium pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Arthritis of right wrist caused by bacteria
  • Hepatic abscess
  • Duodenitis caused by bacterium
  • Mycoplasma genitalium cervicitis
  • Acute bacterial pharyngitis
  • Postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis
  • Prostatitis category II (National Institute of Health classification)
  • Chlamydial polyarthritis
  • Klebsiella cystitis
  • Nonspecific bacterial vaginosis
  • Disease caused by Moraxella
  • Necrotising myositis
  • Gardnerella vaginalis infection
  • Infectious panuveitis
  • Intestinal lipodystrophy
  • Meningitis caused by bacillus pyocyaneus
  • Neonatal haemolysis co-occurrent and due to systemic bacterial infection
  • Bacterial liver abscess
  • Spinal subdural abscess
  • Arthritis of left wrist caused by bacteria
  • Acute bacterial tonsillitis
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction caused by Chromobacterium
  • Erythema multiforme due to bacterial infection
  • Progressive internal resorption of tooth caused by bacteria
  • Bacterial spinal subdural granuloma
  • Bacterial discitis
  • Bacterial spinal cord abscess
  • Gangrenous pharyngitis
  • Enterobacter infection
  • WD - Whipple's disease
  • Arthritis of joint of both ankles caused by bacteria
  • Bacterial infectious disease of heart
  • Chronic endophthalmitis
  • Intestinal Whipple's disease
  • Bacterial portal cirrhosis
  • Neonatal dacryocystitis
  • Spinal epidural abscess
  • Abscess of breast, associated with childbirth
  • Postpartum abscess of breast
  • Infectious cirrhosis
  • Intraspinal epidural abscess
  • Lower urinary tract infection of sudden onset AND/OR short duration
  • Abscess of breast associated with childbirth with attachment difficulty
  • Arthritis of bilateral wrists caused by Bacteria
  • Bilateral arthritis of wrists caused by Bacteria
  • Klebsiella aerogenes infection
  • Internal resorption of tooth
  • Panuveitis caused by bacterium
  • Infective arthritis of right foot
  • Gastritis caused by Helicobacter
  • Inflammation of rectum caused by Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Faecal peritonitis
  • Right bacterial keratitis
  • Abscess of Littre's glands
  • Arthritis of left ankle caused by bacteria
  • Infection caused by Peptostreptococcus
  • Infection of intervertebral disc caused by bacterium
  • Polymicrobial infection
  • Meningitis caused by Gram positive aerobic rod
  • Conjunctivitis of left eye caused by bacteria
  • Infective arthritis of left hand
  • Transmissible serositis
  • Abscess of tendon sheath of left foot
  • Infection of skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by pyogenic bacterium
  • Bacteraemia caused by coliform bacteria
  • Difficulty latching on to breast for feeding
  • Ascending bacterial lymphangitis
  • Bacterial infection of peripheral nerve
  • Early neonatal infection caused by bacterium
  • Inflammation of lacrimal canal caused by Arachnia propionicum
  • Bacterial spinal epidural abscess
  • Malignant endocarditis
  • Abscess of spinal epidural space caused by bacterium
  • Meningitis caused by Klebsiella mobilis
  • Bacterial panuveitis
  • Bacteraemia caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
  • Arthritis of left knee caused by bacteria
  • Carbuncle of right arm
  • Infective arthritis of right elbow
  • Duodenal ulcer caused by bacterium
  • Amniotic cavity infection
  • Intraspinal extradural abscess
  • Urethral abscess
  • Bacterial otitis externa
  • Bilateral infective arthritis of wrist regions
  • Panuveitis due to infectious disease
  • Acute bacterial uncomplicated cystitis
  • Enterobacter meningitis
  • Infective arthritis of right wrist
  • Fetal infection caused by bacterium
  • Infective proctitis
  • Bacterial infection of intervertebral disc
  • Helicobacter heilmannii gastritis
  • Intra-amniotic fetal infection
  • Infective arthritis of left hip
  • Acute postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis
  • Yersinia erythema nodosum
  • Abscess of tendon sheath of left ankle and/or foot
  • Fusobacterium infection of skin
  • Urinary tract infection caused by Enterococcus
  • Bilateral bacterial keratitis
  • Lymphangitis caused by bacterium
  • Bacterial pleurisy
  • Neonatal bacterial conjunctivitis
  • Granuloma of spinal epidural space caused by bacterium
  • Keratitis of both eyes caused by bacteria
  • Bacterial endophthalmitis due to and following traumatic injury
  • Acute lower urinary tract infection
  • Colitis caused by Klebsiella oxytoca
  • SBE - subacute bacterial endocarditis
  • Mycosis leptothica
  • Abscess of liver caused by bacteria
  • Abscess gonococcal
  • Infectious encephalomyelitis
  • Enthesitis
  • Intraspinal extradural infectious granuloma
  • Bilateral keratitis of eyes caused by bacteria
  • Helicobacter-associated gastritis
  • Vaginitis due to Gardnerella vaginalis
  • Abscess of Littré's glands
  • Bursitis caused by bacterial infection
  • Neonatal infection of nasolacrimal duct caused by bacterium
  • Resorption of tooth caused by bacteria
  • Infection of lower genitourinary tract co-occurrent with abscess of periurethral gland caused by Gonococcus
  • Infection of cranial nerve caused by bacterium
  • Subacute bacterial endocarditis
  • Gonococcal paraurethral gland abscess
  • Arthritis of both knee joints caused by bacteria
  • Acute infective endocarditis
  • Carbuncle of wrist
  • Mammary abscess associated with childbirth
  • Campylobacter periodontitis
  • Bacteremia caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
  • Bacterial ear infection
  • Acute bacterial simple cystitis
  • Abscess of tendon sheath of hand
  • Klebsiella oxytoca colitis
  • Bacteraemia caused by Gram-positive bacteria
  • Arthritis of left hip caused by bacteria
  • Acute infectious uncomplicated cystitis
  • Carbuncle of right upper limb
  • Sepsis caused by Chromobacterium
  • Pathological tooth resorption - internal
  • Abscess of tendon sheath of left ankle
  • Internal resorption of crown of tooth
  • Arcanobacterium pyogenes infection of skin
  • Coliform urinary tract infection
  • Clostridial intra-amniotic foetal infection
  • Whipple disease
  • Arthritis of right shoulder caused by bacteria
  • Arthritis of left foot caused by bacteria
  • Bacterial gastric ulcer
  • Bacterial lymphangitis
  • Keratitis of bilateral eyes caused by bacteria
  • Ascending lymphangitis
  • Acute thyroiditis
  • Aerobic gram-negative bacillus meningitis
  • Infective arthritis of joint of left shoulder region
  • Mixed infection
  • Acute bacterial endocarditis
  • Arthritis of bilateral ankles caused by bacteria
  • Abscess of spinal cord caused by bacterium
  • Gonococcal Littré gland abscess
  • Septic endocarditis
  • Bacterial nephritis
  • Bacterial balanitis
  • Meningitis caused by Aerobacter aerogenes
  • Arthritis of right hip caused by bacteria
  • Amnionitis
  • Erythema nodosum due to yersiniosis
  • Fusobacterial necrotising tonsillitis
  • Abscess of urethral gland caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Infection caused by Corynebacterium pyogenes
  • Polyinfection
  • Gonococcal urethral gland abscess
  • Neonatal bacterial dacryocystitis
  • Postoperative infectious endophthalmitis
  • Bacterial infection of cranial nerve
  • Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Bacteria
  • Internal granuloma of pulp
  • Chronic prostatitis
  • Infective arthritis of bilateral wrists
  • Infection caused by ESBL bacteria
  • Myelitis caused by bacterium
  • Infection caused by Tropheryma
  • Acute inflammation of prostate caused by bacteria
  • Infective arthritis of joint of right shoulder region
  • BV - Bacterial vaginosis
  • Arthritis of right ankle caused by bacteria
  • Bacterial cardiovascular infection
  • Acute infective simple cystitis
  • Encephalomyelitis caused by bacterium
  • Mycoplasma genitalium infection
  • Carbuncle of left wrist
  • Post-traumatic bacterial endophthalmitis
  • Infection causing granuloma of extradural space of spinal cord
  • Infective arthritis of both knees
  • Abscess of spinal subdural space caused by bacterium
  • Bacteremia caused by coliform
  • Infection caused by Klebsiella mobilis
  • Bacteraemia caused by coliform
  • Bacterial duodenal ulcer
  • Bacterial infection of the nervous system
  • Bacteremia caused by Erysipelothrix insidiosa
  • Acute thyroiditis caused by bacterium
  • Urethritis caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum
  • Infection causing subacute endocarditis
  • Necrotising cellulitis
  • Carbuncle of right upper extremity
  • Acute lymphangitis caused by bacterium
  • Omphalitis
  • Superficial bacterial folliculitis
  • Acute prostatitis
  • Membranitis
  • Infection of lacrimal gland caused by bacterium
  • Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis
  • Infection caused by Arcanobacterium pyogenes
  • Periodontitis caused by Campylobacter
  • Gonococcal Littre's gland abscess
  • Infection caused by Enterobacter
  • Abscess of liver
  • Bacterial chorioamnionitis
  • Necrotizing cellulitis
  • Protracted bacterial bronchitis
  • Gonococcal urethral abscess
  • Right foot arthritis caused by bacteria
  • Bacterial chorioretinitis
  • Arthritis of right hand caused by bacteria
  • Erythema nodosum due to bacterial infection
  • Abscess of Littré glands
  • Acute bacterial prostatitis
  • Chronic endophthalmitis caused by Bacteria following surgical procedure
  • Encephalomyelitis caused by Burkholderia
  • Gastritis caused by bacterium
  • Prostatitis category 2
  • Infection caused by extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing bacteria
  • Thyroid infection
  • Infective arthritis of left foot
  • Pseudomonas meningitis
  • Pyogenic bacterial infection of skin and subcutaneous tissues
  • Panuveitis caused by Bacteria
  • Fetal infection caused by Anaerobic bacterium
  • Meningitis caused by Citrobacter
  • Infection caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum
  • Abscess of urethral gland
  • Otitis externa caused by bacteria
  • Intra-amniotic infection of fetus
  • Right bacterial conjunctivitis
  • Inflammation of urethra caused by Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Meningitis caused by Enterobacter aerogenes
  • Neonatal hemolysis co-occurrent and due to systemic bacterial infection
  • Intra-amniotic infection of foetus
  • Peptostreptococcus infection
  • Erythema nodosum caused by Bacteria
  • Arthritis of right knee caused by bacteria
  • Inflammation of urethra caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum
  • Acute simple cystitis
  • Abscess of vulva
  • Protracted bronchitis caused by bacterium
  • Epilepsy due to bacterial endocarditis
  • Carbuncle of urethra
  • Infection caused by Citrobacter
  • Keratitis of left eye caused by bacteria
  • Conjunctivitis of right eye caused by bacteria
  • Gram-negative infection of toe web
  • Necrotizing myositis
  • Left bacterial conjunctivitis
  • Meningitis caused by gram-negative aerobic bacillus
  • Bilateral infective arthritis of knees
  • Bacteremia caused by coliform bacteria
  • Infection caused by Enterococcus
  • Carbuncle of right wrist
  • Prostatitis category I (National Institute of Health classification)
  • Prostatitis category II
  • Gastric ulcer caused by bacterium
  • Gardnerella infection
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for oth bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classd elswhr?

The ICD-10-CM code for oth bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classd elswhr is B96.89. The full clinical description is "Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere". B96.89 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code B96.89 mean?

ICD-10-CM code B96.89 represents “Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere”. It is classified under Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is B96.89 a billable code?

Yes, B96.89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is B96.89 in?

B96.89 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).

What codes cannot be used with B96.89?

B96.89 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters.

Are additional codes required with B96.89?

Yes, when using B96.89, also report: resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

What SNOMED CT codes does B96.89 map to?

B96.89 maps to 254 SNOMED CT concepts: 235861001, 46442004, 58196009, 717817006, 1258867002, and 249 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for B96.89?

B96.89 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2833813. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does B96.89 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like oth bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classd elswhr affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of B96.89?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for B96.89 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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