2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B96.89

Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

  • B96.89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Oth bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classd elswhr
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B96.89 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B96.89 – other international versions of ICD-10 B96.89 may differ.

The following code(s) above B96.89 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to B96.89:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Anaerobic bacterial infection
  • Bacteremia caused by gram-negative bacteria
  • Bacteremia caused by gram-positive bacteria
  • Bacteremia due to gram negative bacteria
  • Bacteremia due to gram positive bacteria
  • Bacteremia due to salmonella
  • Bacterial infection
  • Bacterial infections, recurrent
  • Bacterial infectious disease
  • Clostridium difficile infection
  • Disease due to gram-negative bacteria
  • Gardnerella vaginalis
  • Gardnerella vaginitis
  • Gram negative bacteremia
  • Gram negative bacterial disease
  • Gram positive bacteremia
  • Infection due to anaerobic bacteria
  • Peptostreptococcus infection
  • Recurrent bacterial infection
  • Salmonella bacteremia
  • Septic bacterial arthritis of sacroiliac joint
  • Septic bacterial arthritis of the sacroiliac joint
  • Septic bacterial arthritis of vertebral column

ICD-10-CM B96.89 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 B96.89 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 B96.89: