Z16.29

Z16.29: Resistance to other single specified antibiotic

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

Z16.29 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for resistance to other single specified antibiotic. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Resistance to aminoglycosides
Resistance to macrolides
Resistance to sulfonamides
Resistance to tetracyclines

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z16.29

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z16: Resistance to antimicrobial drugs

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection (A49.02)
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (J15.212)
Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (A41.02)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Resistance, resistant›organism›to›drug›aminoglycosides
Resistance, resistant›organism›to›drug›macrolides
Resistance, resistant›organism›to›drug›sulfonamides
Resistance, resistant›organism›to›drug›tetracyclines
Resistance, resistant›organism›to›drug›antibiotic›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z16.2