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B96.23

B96.23: Unspecified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B96.23 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli [e. coli] [stec] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] with unspecified O group
  • STEC NOS

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Escherichia coli, as cause of disease classified elsewhere›Shiga toxin-producing(with unspecified O group) (STEC)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B96.2

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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