A49.02Billable
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site
Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Inclusion Terms
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Inclusion Terms
- •Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection
Billable Code
A49.02 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for mrsa bacteremia
mrsa bacteremia
View TemplatesMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Includes
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Includes
From A00-B99:
- •diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1
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Excludes1
Excludes2
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Excludes2
Use Additional Code
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Use Additional Code
From A00-B99:
- •code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)