B95.61
B95.61: Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B95.61 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B95.61 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- Staphylococcus aureus infection NOS as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B95.61 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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- A57179Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiogram
- A57221Billing and Coding: Plastic Surgery
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- MSSA›infection›as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- Staphylococcus, staphylococcal›as cause of disease classified elsewhere›aureus(methicillin susceptible) (MSSA)
- Infection, infected, infective›staphylococcal, unspecified site›as cause of disease classified elsewhere›aureus(methicillin susceptible) (MSSA)
- Infection, infected, infective›bacterial NOS›as cause of disease classified elsewhere›Staphylococcus›aureus(methicillin susceptible) (MSSA)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.