TABLE A1.
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Codes for Staphylococcus aureus–Related Infections
| Site of infection | ICD-9-CM code |
|---|---|
| Bone and joints | |
| Septic arthritis18 | 711.00–711.09, 996.66, 996.67 |
| Joint effusions and/or pain | 719.06–.08 (.42, .49) |
| Osteomyelitis18 | 730.00–730.09, 730.10–730.19 (.9, .20–.29, .81, .88, .96–.97) |
| Skin and soft tissue | |
| Oral soft-tissue disease, not elsewhere classified | 528.9 (.3) |
| Anal rectal abscess | 566 |
| Inflammatory disease of breast19 | 611.0 |
| Infective mastitis or nonpurulent mastitis19 | 675.2, 771.50 |
| Breast abscess | 675.1 |
| Carbuncle or furuncle2,19 | 680 (.0–.9) |
| Felon2,19 | 681.01 |
| Cellulitis and abscess of finger and toe2,19 | 681.00, 681.9, 681.10 |
| Other cellulitis and abscess2,19 | 682 (.0–.9) |
| Acute lymphadenitis | 683 |
| Impetigo2,19 | 684 |
| Pilonidal cyst with abscess | 685.0 |
| Pyoderma | 686.0 |
| Unspecified local infection19 | 686.9 |
| Other specified diseases of hair and hair follicles2,19 | 704.8 |
| Hydradenitis2,19 | 705.83 |
| Myositis19 | 728.0 |
| Gangrene | 785.4 |
| Posttraumatic wound infection, not elsewhere classified | 958.3 |
| Amputation stump infection, chronic | 997.62 |
| Surgical-site infection18 | 998.3 (.31–.32), 998.5 (.51, .59) |
| Endovascular system | |
| Tricuspid valve disease | 397.0 |
| Endocarditis18 | 421.0 (.9), 996.61 |
| Aortic valve disorder | 424.1 |
| Endocarditis, not otherwise specified | 424.90–.91, .99 |
| Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of superficial veins of upper extremities | 451.82 |
| Thrombophlebitis, not otherwise specified | 451.9 |
| Due to vascular device, implant, and graft | 996.62 |
| Respiratory tract | |
| Bacterial pneumonia, not otherwise specified | 482.9 |
| Pneumonia, organism, not otherwise specified | 486 |
| Bacterial pleural effusion, not tuberculosis | 511.1 |
| S. aureus pneumonia15,16,18 | 482.41 |
| Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus | 482.4 |
| Empyema without fistula | 510.9 |
| Intra-abdominal or pelvic | |
| Staphylococcal enterocolitis8 | 008.41 |
| Suppurative peritonitis, not elsewhere classified | 567.2 |
| Peritonitis, not otherwise specified | 567.9 |
| Acute pancreatitis | 577.0 |
| Cystitis, not otherwise specified | 595.9 |
| Acute cholecystitis | 575.0 |
| Central nervous system | |
| Meningitis, not otherwise specified | 322.9 |
| Central nervous system abscess, not otherwise specified | 324.9 |
| Intraspinal abscess | 324.1 |
| Urinary tract | |
| Chronic pyelonephritis, not otherwise specified | 590 |
| Acute pyelonephritis, not otherwise specified | 590.10 |
| Urinary tract infection, not otherwise specified | 599.0 |
| Bacteremia without focus | |
| Bacteremia18 | 038.1, 790.7 |
| Bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified | 040.89 |
| Bacterial infection, not otherwise specified | 041.9 |
| S. aureus, nonspecifica | |
| S. aureus septicemia15,16,18 | 038.11 (.1, .8, .9) |
| S. aureus infection in conditions classified elsewhere or of unspecified site15,16,18 | 041.11 |
| Methicillin-resistant S. aureus18 | V09.0 |
| Vancomycin-resistant S. aureus18 | V09.8 |
| Other or not specifieda | |
| Infection with microbial resistance, cephalosporin and other | V09.1 |
| Infection with microbial resistance, other specified antimicrobial | V09.70 |
| Infection with microbial resistance, other specified drugs | V09.80, .81 |
| Infection complicating medical care, not elsewhere classified | 999.3 |
NOTE. Values in parentheses are additional subcodes added subsequent to review of study ICD-9-CM codes.
a
These ICD-9-CM codes are generally used with an infection code; V codes are designed to modify other codes.