B95.7 ICD-10-CM Code: Other staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

B95.7 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. This code indicates that a staphylococcus bacteria (other than the common types like MRSA or aureus) caused an infection or disease in the patient. It's used as a secondary code to identify the specific bacterial cause when the main diagnosis code doesn't specify which type of staph was responsible. B95.7 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for certain infectious and parasitic diseases (a00-b99), within the section covering bacterial and viral infectious agents (b95-b97).

B95.7 is a billable ICD-10-CM code but does not map to a payment HCC under the CMS-HCC V28, V24, ESRD, or RxHCC risk adjustment models. It can be reported on Medicare Advantage encounter data submissions but it does not contribute to a beneficiary's RAF score and therefore does not affect risk-adjusted payments to the plan.

This is a secondary code that must be paired with a primary diagnosis code describing the actual infection or disease (such as pneumonia, wound infection, or sepsis).