B95-B97

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
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Official Description

Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).

CH1 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • 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
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
B95-B97Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
B95Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B97Viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to B95-B97:

chapterCH1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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