Category: Z16 - Resistance to antimicrobial drugs

 Chapter Notes

 Z16

Resistance to antimicrobial drugs

The codes in this category are provided for use as additional codes to identify the resistance and non-responsiveness of a condition to antimicrobial drugs.

Code first the infection

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection (A49.02)

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (J15.212)

Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (A41.02)

 Z16.1

Resistance to beta lactam antibiotics

 Z16.10

Resistance to unspecified beta lactam antibiotics

 Z16.11

Resistance to penicillins

Resistance to amoxicillin

Resistance to ampicillin

 Z16.12

Extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) resistance

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in diseases classified elsewhere (B95.62)

 Z16.13

Resistance to carbapenem

 Z16.19

Resistance to other specified beta lactam antibiotics

Resistance to cephalosporins

 Z16.2

Resistance to other antibiotics

 Z16.20

Resistance to unspecified antibiotic

Resistance to antibiotics NOS

 Z16.21

Resistance to vancomycin

 Z16.22

Resistance to vancomycin related antibiotics

 Z16.23

Resistance to quinolones and fluoroquinolones

 Z16.24

Resistance to multiple antibiotics

 Z16.29

Resistance to other single specified antibiotic

Resistance to aminoglycosides

Resistance to macrolides

Resistance to sulfonamides

Resistance to tetracyclines

 Z16.3

Resistance to other antimicrobial drugs

resistance to antibiotics (Z16.1-, Z16.2-)

 Z16.30

Resistance to unspecified antimicrobial drugs

Drug resistance NOS

 Z16.31

Resistance to antiparasitic drug(s)

Resistance to quinine and related compounds

 Z16.32

Resistance to antifungal drug(s)

 Z16.33

Resistance to antiviral drug(s)

 Z16.34

Resistance to antimycobacterial drug(s)

Resistance to tuberculostatics

 Z16.341

Resistance to single antimycobacterial drug

Resistance to antimycobacterial drug NOS

 Z16.342

Resistance to multiple antimycobacterial drugs

 Z16.35

Resistance to multiple antimicrobial drugs

Resistance to multiple antibiotics only (Z16.24)

 Z16.39

Resistance to other specified antimicrobial drug