Staphylococcus aureus is a species of bacterium that can cause a broad variety of infections, ranging from minor skin infections to severe pneumonia and sepsis. The genetic adaptation of S. aureus has led to a multidrug-resistant pathogen, meticillin-resistant S.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of hospital-acquired and healthcare-associated pneumonia. MRSA pneumonia accounts for 20% of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) and 10% of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
62 for Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .
Main codes: The two main MRSA ICD-10 codes are A49. 02 and B95. 62. One of these two codes is usually listed first when a patient is treated for an MRSA infection.
Doctors diagnose MRSA by checking a tissue sample or nasal secretions for signs of drug-resistant bacteria. The sample is sent to a lab where it's placed in a dish of nutrients that encourage bacterial growth.
Staphylococcal pneumonia is caused by Staphylococcus aureus, gram-positive cocci that usually spread to the lung through the blood from other infected sites, most often the skin. Though a common community pathogen, it is found twice as frequently in pneumonias in hospitalized patients.
ICD-10 Code for Pneumonia due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus- J15. 211- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10 Code for Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere- B95. 61- Codify by AAPC.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a cause of staph infection that is difficult to treat because of resistance to some antibiotics. Staph infections—including those caused by MRSA—can spread in hospitals, other healthcare facilities, and in the community where you live, work, and go to school.
6 for Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .
14 for Personal history of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Resistance to other antimicrobial drugs ICD-10-CM Z16. 35 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0): 867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc.