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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B95.2 Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code B95.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Discussion. There are currently three described species of the genus Aerococcus: A. viridans, Aerococcus christensenii, and A. urinae. A. viridansis more commonly isolated from blood and has been associated with granulocytic bacteremia (9) and endocarditis (12).
Abstract. Aerococcus urinae is a rarely reported pathogen, possibly due to difficulties in the identification of the organism. A. urinae is a gram-positive coccus that grows in pairs and clusters, produces alpha-hemolysis on blood agar, and is negative for catalase and pyrrolidonyl aminopeptidase.
The recently characterized species A. christensenii(5) has not been reported as a human pathogen. A. urinae, previously known as Aerococcus-like organism, is an uncommon pathogen. Previous reports from European countries indicate that it is associated with UTI (4), bacteremia (3), sepsis (2), and potentially fatal endocarditis (2, 7, 10, 13).
Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere B95. 2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM B95. 2 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Code for Bacteremia R78. 81.
ICD-10-CM Code for Sepsis due to Serratia A41. 53.
ICD-10-CM Code for Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere B95. 2.
Gram-positive cocci are the most common cause of bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients, with Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci causing most infections.
Bacteremia is the presence of bacteria in the blood, hence a microbiological finding. Sepsis is a clinical diagnosis needing further specification regarding focus of infection and etiologic pathogen, whereupon clinicians, epidemiologists and microbiologists apply different definitions and terminology.
ICD-10-CM Code for Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere B95. 61.
R78. 81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R78. 81 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Bacteremia due to gram-negative bacilli is a significant problem in both hospitalized and community-dwelling patients. These organisms pose serious therapeutic problems because of the increasing incidence of multidrug resistance [1].
Enterobacter species are members of the ESKAPE group (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species), which are described as the leading cause of resistant nosocomial infections (7, 10, 11, 13,–20).
Enterococci are gram-positive, facultative anaerobic organisms. Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium cause a variety of infections, including endocarditis, urinary tract infections, prostatitis, intra-abdominal infection, cellulitis, and wound infection as well as concurrent bacteremia.
Enterococcal bacteremia is an important nosocomial infection in the medical ICU, with a predilection for older patients with multiple comorbidities. Its occurrence is associated with a significantly longer ICU stay and a trend to a higher mortality.