A41.02

Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Billable / specificHCC V28 2

A41.02 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from A41)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A41)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A41)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A41)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A41)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) actinomycotic (A42.7) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) anthrax (A22.7) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) candidal (B37.7) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) Erysipelothrix (A26.7) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) extraintestinal yersiniosis (A28.2) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) gonococcal (A54.86) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) herpesviral (B00.7) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) listerial (A32.7) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) melioidosis (A24.1) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) meningococcal (A39.2-A39.4) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) plague (A20.7) (from A41)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) tularemia (A21.7) (from A41)
  • toxic shock syndrome (A48.3) (from A41)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A41)

Also known as

  • MRSA, sepsis
  • Sepsis, MRSA
  • Sepsis, Staphylococcus, staphylococcal, aureus, methicillin resistant

Parent code

  • A41.0Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureusHeader

Related codes

  • A41.01Sepsis due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureusBillable

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