Instruction Source: B96.5
Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Instruction Source: B96
Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Instruction Source: B95-B97
Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
Clinical Notes
- These categories are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes to identify the infectious agent(s) in diseases classified elsewhere.
Instruction Source: A00-B99
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- 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)
Inclusion Terms
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible