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FY2027

Z16.341Resistance to single antimycobacterial drug

BillableCC

Is Z16.341 billable?

Yes — Z16.341 is billable for FY2027. Z16.341 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Z16.341 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Z16.341 at a glance

CodeZ16.341
DescriptionResistance to single antimycobacterial drug
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

What Medicare edits apply to Z16.341?

The Medicare Code Editor screens inpatient claims before they are grouped. These edits name Z16.341 directly.

Cannot be a principal diagnosis — MCE edit 9

CMS will reject this code as the principal diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It describes something other than the condition chiefly responsible for the admission.

Which MS-DRGs does Z16.341 group to?

Z16.341 sits in MDC 18 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 867Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses with MCCmedical
  • 868Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses with CCmedical
  • 869Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical

As a secondary diagnosis, Z16.341 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is Z16.341 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Z16.341. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Resistance, resistantorganismtodrugantimycobacterial (to)
  • Resistance, resistantorganismtodrugtuberculostatics (to)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Z16.341.

  • Resistance to antimycobacterial drug NOS

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Z16

The conditions below can never be reported together with Z16.341 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

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

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Z16.3

The conditions below can never be reported together with Z16.341 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

Code first — inherited from Z16

The underlying condition below must be sequenced before Z16.341. Z16.341 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.

  • the infection

How long has Z16.341 existed?

Z16.341 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the Z16.34 family? (1)