ICD-10-CM Code for Resistance to other specified beta lactam antibiotics Z16.19

ICD-10 code Z16.19 for Resistance to other specified beta lactam antibiotics is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

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Resistance to other specified beta lactam antibiotics
Resistance to cephalosporins

Z16

Excludes1: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection (A49.02)
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (J15.212)
Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (A41.02)

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