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List of Diseases and Injuries

Resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16)

Z16Resistance 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

Excludes 1: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection (A49.02)
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (J15.212)
Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (A41.02)

Z16.1Resistance to beta lactam antibiotics

Z16.10Resistance to unspecified beta lactam antibiotics

Z16.11Resistance to penicillins
Resistance to amoxicillin
Resistance to ampicillin

Z16.12Extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) resistance
Excludes 2: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in diseases classified elsewhere (B95.62)

Z16.13Resistance to carbapenem

Z16.19Resistance to other specified beta lactam antibiotics
Resistance to cephalosporins

Z16.2Resistance to other antibiotics

Z16.20Resistance to unspecified antibiotic
Resistance to antibiotics NOS

Z16.21Resistance to vancomycin

Z16.22Resistance to vancomycin related antibiotics

Z16.23Resistance to quinolones and fluoroquinolones

Z16.24Resistance to multiple antibiotics

Z16.29Resistance to other single specified antibiotic
Resistance to aminoglycosides
Resistance to macrolides
Resistance to sulfonamides
Resistance to tetracyclines

Z16.3Resistance to other antimicrobial drugs
Excludes 1: resistance to antibiotics (Z16.1-, Z16.2-)

Z16.30Resistance to unspecified antimicrobial drugs
Drug resistance NOS

Z16.31Resistance to antiparasitic drug(s)
Resistance to quinine and related compounds

Z16.32Resistance to antifungal drug(s)

Z16.33Resistance to antiviral drug(s)

Z16.34Resistance to antimycobacterial drug(s)
Resistance to tuberculostatics

Z16.341Resistance to single antimycobacterial drug
Resistance to antimycobacterial drug NOS

Z16.342Resistance to multiple antimycobacterial drugs

Z16.35Resistance to multiple antimicrobial drugs
Excludes 1: Resistance to multiple antibiotics only (Z16.24)

Z16.39Resistance to other specified antimicrobial drug