Many people carry GBS in their bodies but do not become ill. These people are considered to be "carriers." People who carry GBS typically do so temporarily, they do not become lifelong carriers of the bacteria. Most pregnant women have no symptoms when they are carriers for group B strep bacteria.
Streptococcus B carrier state complicating pregnancy O99. 820 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 O99. 820 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Code for Streptococcus B carrier state complicating pregnancy O99. 820.
ICD-10-CM Code for Streptococcus, group B, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere B95. 1.
If a test finds GBS, the woman is said to be "GBS-positive." This means only that she has the bacteria in her body — not that she or her baby will become sick from it. GBS infection in babies is diagnosed by testing a sample of blood or spinal fluid. But not all babies born to GBS-positive mothers need testing.
About 1 in 4 pregnant women carry GBS bacteria in their body. Doctors should test pregnant woman for GBS bacteria when they are 36 through 37 weeks pregnant. Giving pregnant women antibiotics through the vein (IV) during labor can prevent most early-onset GBS disease in newborns.
The group B strep bacteria come and go naturally in people's bodies. If a pregnant woman has the bacteria in her body, she can pass it to her baby during labor and delivery. A group B strep infection happens when a baby is exposed to the bacteria while it's being born. The bacteria can cause the baby to get sick.
Women with documented group B streptococcal bacteriuria (regardless of level of colony-forming units per mL) in the current pregnancy should be treated at the time of labour or rupture of membranes with appropriate intravenous antibiotics for the prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease.
GBS affects about 1 in every 2,000 babies in the United States. Not every baby who is born to a mother who tests positive for GBS will become ill. Although GBS is rare in pregnant women, the outcome can be severe. As such, physicians include testing as a routine part of prenatal care.
Streptococcal infection, unspecified site A49. 1 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 A49. 1 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Code for Streptococcal pharyngitis J02. 0.
GBS remains susceptible to the beta-lactams, but individuals with a penicillin allergy should have antibiotic sensitivities determined. The preferred antibiotic should be selected based on drug safety considerations and local resistance patterns. (See Antibiotics for treatment of GBS bacteriuria in pregnancy.)