Guidelines
Excludes1
1certain localized infections - see body system-related chaptersB97.3Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
Excludes 2
1- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Includes
1diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Use Additional Code
1code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Notes
B95-B97These categories are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes to identify the infectious agent(s) in diseases classified elsewhere.