FY2027UpcomingSelected edition
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2027code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2027
Effective from
Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2027| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
These categories are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes to identify the infectious agent(s) in diseases classified elsewhere.
B96.81Helicobacter pylori [H. pylori] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable / specificB96.82Vibrio vulnificus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable / specificB96.83Acinetobacter baumannii as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable / specificB96.89Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| B96.0 | Mycoplasma pneumoniae [M. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere | Billable / specific |
| B96.1 | Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere | Billable / specific |
| B96.2 | Escherichia coli [E. coli ] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere | Category · further specificity required |
| B96.3 | Hemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere | Billable / specific |
| B96.4 | Proteus (mirabilis) (morganii) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere | Billable / specific |
| B96.5 | Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere | Billable / specific |
| B96.6 | Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere | Billable / specific |
| B96.7 | Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗