ICD-10-CM code "B96.21": Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] O157 as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeB96.21
DescriptionShiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] O157 as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Hierarchy
  1. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
  3. Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B96)
  4. Escherichia coli [E. coli ] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B96.2)
  5. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] O157 as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B96.21)
Billable statusICD-10-CM Billable code

Excludes

  1. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

    Type 1certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

    Type 2carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)

    Type 2infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)

    Type 2infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)

    Type 2influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

  2. Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
  3. Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B96)
  4. Escherichia coli [E. coli ] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B96.2)
  5. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] O157 as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B96.21)

Includes

  1. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

    Includesdiseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

  2. Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
  3. Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B96)
  4. Escherichia coli [E. coli ] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B96.2)
  5. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] O157 as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B96.21)