B96.20
B96.20: Unspecified Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B96.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified escherichia coli [e. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B96.20 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Escherichia coli [E. coli] NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B96.20 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A58801Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomics Testing
- A58812Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomics Testing
- A59915Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomic Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Escherichia coli, as cause of disease classified elsewhere(E. coli)
- Bacillus›coli infection
- Colibacillosis›as the cause of other disease
- Infection, infected, infective›Escherichia coli NEC›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
- Infection, infected, infective›bacterial NOS›as cause of disease classified elsewhere›Escherichia coli [E. coli]
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under B96.2
- B96.21Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] O157 as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.22Other specified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.23Unspecified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.29Other Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere