ICD-10-CM code "Z16": Resistance to antimicrobial drugs (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeZ16
DescriptionResistance to antimicrobial drugs
Hierarchy
  1. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16)
  3. Resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16)
Billable statusNon billable code

Excludes

  1. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16)
  3. Resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16)

    Type 1Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection (A49.02)

    Type 1Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (J15.212)

    Type 1Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (A41.02)

Includes

  1. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16)
  3. Resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16)

Subcategories