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B96.5

B96.5: Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B96.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pseudomonas (aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

B96.5 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57221Billing and Coding: Plastic Surgery

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Pseudomonas›aeruginosa, as cause of disease classified elsewhere
  • Pseudomonas›pseudomallei, as cause of disease classified elsewhere
  • Infection, infected, infective›Pseudomonas NEC›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
  • Pseudomonas›mallei infection›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
  • Infection, infected, infective›bacterial NOS›as cause of disease classified elsewhere›Pseudomonas(aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B96

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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