ICD-10-CM Code B99.9
Unspecified infectious disease
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.B99.9 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of unspecified infectious disease. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code B99 is used to code Infection
Infection is the invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins they produce.Infectious disease, also known as transmissible disease or communicable disease, is illness resulting from an infection.
Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
MeSH Codes: | D003141, D003141, D003141, D003141, D003141 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 1, 10, 20, 30, 139 |
A false-colored electron micrograph shows a malaria sporozoite migrating through the midgut epithelia.
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
- Infertility due to infection (finding)
- Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to infection (disorder)
- Infective stricture of esophagus (disorder)
- Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with systemic infection (disorder)
- Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy (disorder)
- Infection of soft tissue of lumbar spine (disorder)
- Implanted defibrillator electrode infection (disorder)
- Infective epididymo-orchitis (disorder)
- Infection associated with vascular implant (disorder)
- Urinary tract infection associated with catheter (disorder)
- Infection and inflammation associated with retained intrauterine contraceptive device (disorder)
- Infection and inflammation associated with indwelling urinary catheter (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B99.9 - Unspecified infectious disease'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B99.9. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code B99.9 and a single ICD9 code, 136.9 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: B99 - Other and unspecified infectious diseases