B95.62 ICD-10-CM Code: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

B95.62 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. A serious bacterial infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which is resistant to common antibiotics and requires specific treatment. B95.62 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for certain infectious and parasitic diseases (a00-b99), within the section covering bacterial and viral infectious agents (b95-b97).

B95.62 is a billable ICD-10-CM code but does not map to a payment HCC under the CMS-HCC V28, V24, ESRD, or RxHCC risk adjustment models. It can be reported on Medicare Advantage encounter data submissions but it does not contribute to a beneficiary's RAF score and therefore does not affect risk-adjusted payments to the plan.

This is a secondary code used to identify the causative organism; always pair with a primary diagnosis code for the specific infection site or condition.