2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B95.4

Other streptococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

ICD-10-CM Code:
B95.4
ICD-10 Code for:
Oth streptococcus as the cause of diseases classd elswhr
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
    (A00–B99)
    • Bacterial and viral infectious agents
      (B95-B97)
      • Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
        (B95)

B95.4 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other streptococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

This code describes a circumstance which influences the patient's health status but not a current illness or injury. The code is unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Cutaneous streptococcal ulcer
  • Dermatitis of the newborn
  • Ecthyma
  • Ecthyma caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Infantile streptococcal infection
  • Infection by Streptococcus group C
  • Infection due to Streptococcus equinus
  • Infection due to Streptococcus group D
  • Infection due to Streptococcus suis
  • Infection due to Streptococcus viridans group
  • Maternal infection caused by Streptococcus agalactiae
  • Meningitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae
  • Meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis
  • Neonatal pyoderma caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Neonatal pyogenic infection of skin
  • Neonatal streptococcal infection
  • Streptococcal infection of skin
  • Streptococcal infection of skin
  • Streptococcal meningitis
  • Streptococcal meningitis
  • Streptococcus infection of the central nervous system
  • Streptococcus infection of the central nervous system
  • Streptococcus pyogenes infection
  • Streptococcus pyogenes infection
  • Urinary tract infection caused by Streptococcus agalactiae

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Ecthyma

    an ulcerative pyoderma usually caused by group a beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection at the site of minor trauma. (dorland, 27th ed)
  • Ecthyma, Contagious

    an infectious dermatitis of sheep and goats, affecting primarily the muzzle and lips. it is caused by a poxvirus and may be transmitted to man.
  • Orf virus

    the type species of parapoxvirus which causes a skin infection in natural hosts, usually young sheep. humans may contract local skin lesions by contact. the virus apparently persists in soil.
  • Parapoxvirus

    a genus of the family poxviridae, subfamily chordopoxvirinae, which infect ungulates and may infect humans. orf virus is the type species.

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10-CM Code Edits are applicable to this code:

  • Unacceptable principal diagnosis - 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.

Convert B95.4 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 041.09 - Other streptococcus
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Streptococcal Infections

Strep is short for Streptococcus, a type of bacteria. There are several types. Two of them cause most of the strep infections in people: group A and group B.

Group A strep causes:

  • Strep throat - a sore, red throat. Your tonsils may be swollen and have white spots on them.
  • Scarlet fever - an illness that follows strep throat. It causes a red rash on the body.
  • Impetigo - a skin infection
  • Toxic shock syndrome
  • Cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease)

Group B strep can cause blood infections, pneumonia and meningitis in newborns. A screening test during pregnancy can tell if you have it. If you do, intravenous (IV) antibiotics during labor can save your baby's life. Adults can also get group B strep infections, especially if they are 65 or older or already have health problems. Strep B can cause urinary tract infections, blood infections, skin infections and pneumonia in adults.

Antibiotics are used to treat strep infections.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.