B96.6 - Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

The ICD 10 Code for Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere is listed as B96.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	B96.6
Description:	Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRG v30.0)	867 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Mcc 868 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Cc 869 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc

Chapter	Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block	Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
Parent	B96 - Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	041.82 - Bacteroides fragilis
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of B96.6:
B96.0 - Mycoplasma pneumoniae [M. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.1 - Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.2 - Escherichia coli [E. coli ] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.3 - Hemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.4 - Proteus (mirabilis) (morganii) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.5 - Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.7 - Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B96.8 - Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere