ICD-10-CM code "Z22.321": Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeZ22.321
DescriptionCarrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
Hierarchy
  1. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases (Z20-Z29)
  3. Carrier of infectious disease (Z22)
  4. Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases (Z22.3)
  5. Carrier of bacterial disease due to staphylococci (Z22.32)
  6. Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (Z22.321)
Billable statusICD-10-CM Billable code

Excludes

  1. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases (Z20-Z29)
  3. Carrier of infectious disease (Z22)

    Type 2carrier of viral hepatitis (B18.-)

  4. Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases (Z22.3)
  5. Carrier of bacterial disease due to staphylococci (Z22.32)
  6. Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (Z22.321)

Includes

  1. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases (Z20-Z29)
  3. Carrier of infectious disease (Z22)

    Includescolonization status

    Includessuspected carrier

  4. Carrier of other specified bacterial diseases (Z22.3)
  5. Carrier of bacterial disease due to staphylococci (Z22.32)
  6. Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (Z22.321)