ICD-10-CM Code Z16.3
Resistance to other antimicrobial drugs
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code Z16.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of Z16.3 that describes the diagnosis 'resistance to other antimicrobial drugs' in more detail.
- Z16.3 Resistance to other antimicrobial drugs NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE Z16.30 Resistance to unspecified antimicrobial drugs
- BILLABLE Z16.31 Resistance to antiparasitic drug(s)
- BILLABLE Z16.32 Resistance to antifungal drug(s)
- BILLABLE Z16.33 Resistance to antiviral drug(s)
- BILLABLE Z16.35 Resistance to multiple antimicrobial drugs
- BILLABLE Z16.39 Resistance to other specified antimicrobial drug
Coding Notes for Z16.3 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Resistance to antibiotics (Z16.1-, Z16.2-) - instead, use code Z16.1-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Z16.3 - Resistance to other antimicrobial drugs'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Z16.3. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: Z16 - Resistance to antimicrobial drugs