ICD-10-CM Code B95.0
Streptococcus, group A, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.B95.0 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of streptococcus, group A, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code B950 is used to code Group A streptococcal infection
A group A streptococcal infection is an infection with group A streptococcus (GAS), that is, Streptococcus pyogenes, the sole species constituting Lancefield group A. This beta-hemolytic species of bacteria is responsible for a wide range of both invasive and noninvasive infections.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
Streptococcus pyogenes
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with CC.
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without CC or MCC.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Congenital group A hemolytic streptococcal pneumonia (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
- This is an infectious agent code for use in a secondary position
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B95.0 - Streptococcus, group A, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 041.01 was previously used, B95.0 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: B95 - Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere