B96.1 is the authoritative medical code for Klebsiella pneumoniae K. pneumoniae as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for klebsiella pneumoniae k. pneumoniae as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (ICD-10-CM B96.1), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Klebsiella pneumoniae K. pneumoniae as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code B96.1.
Codes in This Family (9)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as B96.1, with their registry titles.
- B96 — Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.0 — Mycoplasma pneumoniae [M. 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
- B96.6 — Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.7 — Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B96.8 — Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Indexed Clinical Terms (3)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), bacterial NOS, as cause of disease classified elsewhere, Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae]
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), Klebsiellapneumoniae NEC (K.), as cause of disease classified elsewhere
- Klebsiellapneumoniae, as cause of disease classified elsewhere (K.)
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