ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99
B95-B97
B97-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B97

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B97

Viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

B97 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM B97 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B97 - other international versions of ICD-10 B97 may differ.

The following code(s) above B97 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to B97:

A00-B99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Includes
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Type 1 Excludes
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Use Additional
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
B95-B97
2023 ICD-10-CM Range B95-B97
Bacterial and viral infectious agents
Note
- These categories are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes to identify the infectious agent(s) in diseases classified elsewhere.
Bacterial and viral infectious agents

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to B97:

Type 1 Excludes: B34

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B34
Viral infection of unspecified site
Type 1 Excludes
- anogenital human papillomavirus infection (A63.0)
- cytomegaloviral disease NOS (B25.9)
- herpesvirus [herpes simplex] infection NOS (B00.9)
- retrovirus infection NOS (B33.3)
- viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B97.-)
- viral warts due to human papillomavirus infection (B07)
Use Additional: P23.0
, J95.851

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P23.0
Congenital pneumonia due to viral agent
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital rubella pneumonitis (P35.0)
Use Additional
- code (B97) to identify organism
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J95.851
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Applicable To
- Ventilator associated pneumonitis
Type 1 Excludes
- ventilator lung in newborn (P27.8)
Use Additional
- code to identify the organism, if known (B95.-, B96.-, B97.-)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B97

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

B96.8 Other specified bacterial agents 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 Viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

B97.0 Adenovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

B97.1 Enterovirus 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

B97.2 Coronavirus 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

B97.3 Retrovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B97

Viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Bacterial and viral infectious agents

Viral infection of unspecified site

Congenital pneumonia due to viral agent

Ventilator associated pneumonia