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

  1. B95 Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

    1. B95.0 Streptococcus, group A, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

    2. B95.1 Streptococcus, group B, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

    3. B95.2 Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

    4. B95.3 Streptococcus pneumoniae as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

    5. B95.4 Other streptococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

    6. B95.5 Unspecified streptococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

    7. B95.6 Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

      1. B95.61 Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
        • Staphylococcus aureus infection NOS as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
      2. B95.62 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    8. B95.7 Other staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

    9. B95.8 Unspecified staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.