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Z16

Resistance to antimicrobial drugs

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Section: Z16 - Resistance to antimicrobial drugs

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with Z16

  • A49.02 - Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection (A49.02)
  • J15.212 - Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (J15.212)
  • A41.02 - Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (A41.02)

Code First

  • the infection

Notes

  • The codes in this category are provided for use as additional codes to identify the resistance and non-responsiveness of a condition to antimicrobial drugs.

Specific Codes (3)

Z16.1Category

Resistance to beta lactam antibiotics

Z16.2Category

Resistance to other antibiotics

Z16.3Category

Resistance to other antimicrobial drugs

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