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482.42 - Methicillin Resistant Pneumonia Due To Staphylococcus Aureus


The ICD 9 Code for Methicillin resistant pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus is listed as 482.42.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 482.42
Long Description: Methicillin resistant pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus
Short Description: Meth res pneu d/t Staph
Chapter: Diseases Of The Respiratory System
Block: Pneumonia And Influenza (480-488)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: J15.212 - Pneumonia due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 482.42:
482.40 - Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus, unspecified
482.41 - Methicillin susceptible pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus
482.49 - Other Staphylococcus pneumonia