ICD Code B96.20

ICD code B96.20 is unspecified Escherichia coli (E. coli) identified as the cause of diseases that are classified in other sections of the ICD coding system.

1. Laboratory confirmation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) infection without further specification of strain or type

2. Clinical evidence of an infectious process caused by E. coli

3. Documentation that E. coli is the causative agent of a disease or condition classified elsewhere in the medical record

4. Absence of more specific information regarding the E. coli strain

5. Symptoms consistent with the underlying disease process (e.g., urinary tract infection, sepsis, pneumonia) where E. coli is identified as the causative organism

6. No identification of another, more specific bacterial pathogen responsible for the condition

Relevant CPT codes that may be used to treat ICD code B96.20 include:

- 87040 (Culture, bacterial; aerobic, except urine, blood or stool, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates)

- 87077 (Aerobic isolate, additional methods required for definitive identification, each isolate)

- 87186 (Susceptibility studies, per drug)

- 96372 (Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; subcutaneous or intramuscular)

- 96365 (Intravenous infusion, for therapy, prophylaxis, or diagnosis; initial, up to 1 hour)

- 99202–99215 (Evaluation and management services, office or other outpatient visits)

- 36415 (Collection of venous blood by venipuncture)

- 96374 (Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection [IV push], single or initial substance/drug)

CPT code selection will depend on the specific services rendered in the treatment of B96.20.

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