Kodex

Code

B95.8

Unspecified staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

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Hierarchy

A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- B95-B97 Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
  - B95 Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    - B95.0 Streptococcus, group A, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    - B95.1 Streptococcus, group B, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    - B95.2 Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    - B95.3 Streptococcus pneumoniae as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    - B95.4 Other streptococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    - B95.5 Unspecified streptococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    - B95.6 Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    - B95.7 Other staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    - B95.8 Unspecified staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Notes

These categories are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes to identify the infectious agent(s) in diseases classified elsewhere.

Use Additional

code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
- Z16 Resistance to antimicrobial drugs

Includes

diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes 1

certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes 2

carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- Z22 Carrier of infectious disease
infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- O98 Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- P35-P39 Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)