Diagnosis Code

B95.61 METHICILLIN SUSCEP STAPH INFCT CAUSING DIS CLASSD ELSWHR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B95.61

Short Description: Methicillin suscep staph infct causing dis classd elswhr

Long Description: Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

The code B95.61 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
      • Strep as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B95)
        • B95.61 Methicillin suscep staph infct causing dis classd elswhr

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bacterial osteomyelitis
  • Cellulitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus
  • Chancriform pyoderma
  • Ecthyma
  • Ecthyma
  • Ecthyma caused by Staphylococcus aureus
  • Impetigo due to Staphylococcus aureus
  • Infection by methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
  • Infection by methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
  • Infection due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin producing Staphylococcus aureus
  • Infection due to Staphylococcus aureus
  • Infection of lacrimal gland caused by bacterium
  • Neonatal infective mastitis
  • Neonatal mastitis
  • Neonatal staphylococcal mastitis
  • Neonatal Staphylococcus aureus mastitis
  • Osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus aureus
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin producing Staphylococcus aureus skin infection
  • Pyoderma ulcerosum tropicalum
  • Right sided infective endocarditis
  • Right-sided Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis
  • Staphylococcal endocarditis
  • Staphylococcal mastitis
  • Staphylococcal meningitis
  • Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome
  • Staphylococcus aureus dacryoadenitis
  • Staphylococcus aureus meningitis
  • Toxic shock syndrome
  • Toxic shock syndrome due to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B95.61 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Mcc (867)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Cc (868)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (869)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code B95.61 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
    • Staphylococcus aureus infection NOS as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B95.61 Right Arrow 041.11 Mth sus Stph aur els/NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
B95 Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.0 Streptococcus, group A, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.1 Streptococcus, group B, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.2 Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.3 Streptococcus pneumoniae as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.4 Other streptococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.5 Unspecified streptococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.6 Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.62 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.7 Other staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.8 Unspecified staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023