2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B96.6

Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

• B96.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• Short description: Bacteroides fragilis as the cause of diseases classd elswhr
• The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B96.6 became effective on October 1, 2023.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B96.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 B96.6 may differ.

The following code(s) above B96.6 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to B96.6:

• A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
• B95-B97  Bacterial and viral infectious agents

Approximate Synonyms

• Bacillus fragilis infection
• Bacteroides infection
• Infection by bacteroides fragilis
• Infection due to bacteroides

ICD-10-CM B96.6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

• 867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
• 868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
• 869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert B96.6 to ICD-9-CMCode History

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
• 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
• 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
• 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B96.6:

• Bacteroides
  • fragilis, as cause of disease classified elsewhere B96.6
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
  • bacterial NOSA49.9
    • as cause of disease classified elsewhereB96.89
      • Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] B96.6
  • Bacteroides NECA49.8
    • fragilis, as cause of disease classified elsewhere B96.6