Diagnosis Code

B96.5 PSEUDOMONAS (MALLEI) CAUSING DISEASES CLASSD ELSWHR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B96.5

Short Description: Pseudomonas (mallei) causing diseases classd elswhr

Long Description: Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

The code B96.5 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
      • Oth bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classd elswhr (B96)
        • B96.5 Pseudomonas (mallei) causing diseases classd elswhr

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Arthritis due to Pseudomonas
  • Bacteremia caused by Pseudomonas
  • Bacterial paronychia
  • Cystitis due to Pseudomonas
  • Gram-negative folliculitis
  • Infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Liverpool epidemic strain
  • Infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Intestinal infection due to Pseudomonas
  • Malignant otitis externa
  • Malignant otitis externa due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Malignant otitis media
  • Meningitis caused by gram-negative aerobic bacillus
  • Neonatal bacterial conjunctivitis
  • Neonatal infection of nasolacrimal duct caused by bacterium
  • Neonatal infection of nasolacrimal duct caused by Pseudomonas
  • Neonatal infection of skin caused by Pseudomonas
  • Neonatal pseudomonas infection
  • Neonatal pseudomonas infection
  • Neonatal pseudomonas infection
  • Neonatal pseudomonas infection
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa colitis
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa folliculitis
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of nail
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of nail
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa mastitis
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa paronychia
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection
  • Pseudomonas gastrointestinal tract infection
  • Pseudomonas meningitis
  • Pseudomonas ophthalmia neonatorum
  • Pseudomonas pyocyaneus congenital infection
  • Urinary tract infection caused by Pseudomonas
  • Urinary tract infection caused by Pseudomonas

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B96.5 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Mcc (867)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Cc (868)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (869)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B96.5 Right Arrow 041.7 Pseudomonas infect NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
B96 Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.0 Mycoplasma pneumoniae [M. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.1 Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.2 Escherichia coli [E. coli ] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.20 Unspecified Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.21 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] O157 as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.22 Other specified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.23 Unspecified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.29 Other Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.3 Hemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.4 Proteus (mirabilis) (morganii) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.6 Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.7 Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.8 Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.81 Helicobacter pylori [H. pylori] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.82 Vibrio vulnificus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.83 Acinetobacter baumannii as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.89 Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere


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