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Unacceptable principal diagnosis codes

ICD-10 coding rules for There are selected codes that describe a circumstance which influences an individual's health status but not a current illness or injury, or codes that are not specific manifestations but may be due to an underlying cause. These codes are considered unacceptable as a principal diagnosis..

Unacceptable principal diagnosis codes. — See additional coding rules

  • 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
  • B95.61 Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B95.62 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection 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
  • 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
  • B96.20 Unspecified Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B96.21 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] O157 as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B96.22 Other specified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B96.23 Unspecified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [E. coli] [STEC] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B96.29 Other 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
  • B96.6 Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B96.7 Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B96.81 Helicobacter pylori [H. pylori] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B96.82 Vibrio vulnificus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B96.89 Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.0 Adenovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.10 Unspecified enterovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.11 Coxsackievirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.12 Echovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.19 Other enterovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.21 SARS-associated coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.29 Other coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.30 Unspecified retrovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.31 Lentivirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.32 Oncovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.33 Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus, type I [HTLV-I] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.34 Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus, type II [HTLV-II] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.35 Human immunodeficiency virus, type 2 [HIV 2] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.39 Other retrovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.4 Respiratory syncytial virus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.5 Reovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.6 Parvovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.7 Papillomavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.81 Human metapneumovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • B97.89 Other viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • C80.2 Malignant neoplasm associated with transplanted organ
  • D47.Z1 Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD)
  • D89.810 Acute graft-versus-host disease
  • D89.811 Chronic graft-versus-host disease
  • D89.812 Acute on chronic graft-versus-host disease
  • D89.813 Graft-versus-host disease, unspecified
  • D89.831 Cytokine release syndrome, grade 1
  • D89.832 Cytokine release syndrome, grade 2
  • D89.833 Cytokine release syndrome, grade 3
  • D89.834 Cytokine release syndrome, grade 4
  • D89.835 Cytokine release syndrome, grade 5
  • D89.839 Cytokine release syndrome, grade unspecified
  • F07.89 Other personality and behavioral disorders due to known physiological condition
  • F17.200 Nicotine dependence, unspecified, uncomplicated
  • F17.201 Nicotine dependence, unspecified, in remission
  • F17.210 Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated
  • F17.211 Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, in remission
  • F17.220 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, uncomplicated
  • F17.221 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, in remission
  • F17.290 Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, uncomplicated
  • F17.291 Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, in remission
  • F52.9 Unspecified sexual dysfunction not due to a substance or known physiological condition
  • F81.9 Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified
  • G73.1 Lambert-Eaton syndrome in neoplastic disease
  • H16.8 Other keratitis
  • H40.1210 Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified
  • H40.1211 Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, mild stage
  • H40.1212 Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage
  • H40.1213 Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, severe stage
  • H40.1214 Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage
  • H40.1220 Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, stage unspecified
  • H40.1221 Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, mild stage
  • H40.1222 Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, moderate stage
  • H40.1223 Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, severe stage
  • H40.1224 Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, indeterminate stage
  • H40.1230 Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, stage unspecified
  • H40.1231 Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, mild stage
  • H40.1232 Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, moderate stage
  • H40.1233 Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, severe stage
  • H40.1234 Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, indeterminate stage
  • H40.1290 Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, stage unspecified
  • H40.1291 Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, mild stage
  • H40.1292 Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, moderate stage
  • H40.1293 Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, severe stage
  • H40.1294 Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage
  • H40.1310 Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified
  • H40.1311 Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, mild stage
  • H40.1312 Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage
  • H40.1313 Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, severe stage
  • H40.1314 Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage
  • H40.1320 Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, stage unspecified
  • H40.1321 Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, mild stage
  • H40.1322 Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, moderate stage
  • H40.1323 Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, severe stage
  • H40.1324 Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, indeterminate stage