2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B95.61

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Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

  • B95.61 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Methicillin suscep staph infct causing dis classd elswhr
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B95.61 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B95.61 – other international versions of ICD-10 B95.61 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
  • Staphylococcus aureus infection NOS as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

The following code(s) above B95.61 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to B95.61:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • B95-B97  Bacterial and viral infectious agents

Approximate Synonyms

  • Bacteremia due to staphylococcus aureus
  • Infection by methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus
  • Infection due to staphylococcus aureus
  • Methicillin sensitive staph aureus (mssa) infection
  • Osteomyelitis due to staphylococcus aureus
  • Staph aureus bacteremia
  • Staph aureus osteomyelitis
  • Staphylococcus aureus infection
  • Toxic shock syndrome
  • Toxic shock syndrome due to methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus

ICD-10-CM B95.61 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
  • 868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
  • 869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert B95.61 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to B95.61:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B95.61: