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Z16.22

Billable
ChapterZ00–Z99
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Official Description

Resistance to vancomycin related antibiotics

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99).
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH21Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Z16Resistance to antimicrobial drugs
Z16.2Resistance to other antibiotics
Z16.22Resistance to vancomycin related antibiotics

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Z16.22:

categoryZ16
Resistance to antimicrobial drugs
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to Z16.22. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

1 raw paths
Resistance, resistant (to)1 unique routes
organism (s)
to
drug
vancomycin
related antibiotics→Z16.22

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 867
Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses with MCC
DRG 868
Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses with CC
DRG 869
Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses without CC/MCC

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