2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M00. 052: Staphylococcal arthritis, left hip.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B95. 6: Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere.
ICD-10-CM Code for Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere B95. 6.
Group 1CodeDescription87641INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, METHICILLIN RESISTANT, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE
ICD-10-CM Code for Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere B95. 62.
ICD-10-CM Code for Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere B95. 61.
aureus, and detects MSSA via the separate nuc gene. Thus, this assay meets the CPT criteria for providing separate results using multiple (2) nucleic acid sequences and may be properly coded with codes 87640 and 87641. However, individual payer policies may vary from CPT directions.
If the testing occurs during an inpatient stay, Medicare should reimburse using the diagnosis-related group method. Medicare will be including the rate of MRSA infections in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program.May 13, 2021
87641Recent data trends reveal an increasing number of physicians and facilities performing routine MRSA screening tests on patients using CPT code 87641: assays that detect methicillin resistance and identify Staphylococcus aureus using a single nucleic acid sequence.Jun 1, 2009