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B96.20
Billable

Unspecified Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Inclusion Terms

1 item
  • Escherichia coli [E. coli] NOS

Billable Code

B96.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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Escherichia coli infection

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esbl physician initial coli urinary tract infection
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Urinary Tract Infection due to ESBL-producing Escherichia coli

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esbl urinary tract infection
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Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Urinary Tract Infection

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escherichia coli
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Escherichia coli infection

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escherichia coli urinary tract infection
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Escherichia coli urinary tract infection

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physician initial coli urinary tract infection
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Urinary Tract Infection due to Escherichia coli

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Includes

1 item

From A00-B99:

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

1 item

From A00-B99:

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes2

4 items

From A00-B99:

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From A00-B99:

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
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