B96.82
B96.82: Vibrio vulnificus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B96.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for vibrio vulnificus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B96.82 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B96.82 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Infection, infected, infective›bacterial NOS›as cause of disease classified elsewhere›Vibrio vulnificus
- Infection, infected, infective›Vibrio›vulnificus›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.