Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 041.11
Methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus
  • Short description: Mth sus Stph aur els/NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 041.11 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 041.11 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2010 version of ICD-9-CM 041.11.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 041.11: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 041.11 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B95.61 Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bacteremia due to Staphylococcus aureus
  • Chronic granulomatous infection due mostly to Staphylococcus aureus
  • Impetigo due to Staphylococcus aureus
  • Infection by methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
  • Infection by methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
  • Infection due to glycopeptide resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • Infection due to Staphylococcus aureus
  • Methicillin sensitive Staph aureus (MSSA) infection
  • MSSA infection
  • Osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus aureus
  • Right-sided Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis
  • S aureus bacteremia
  • Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staph aureus bacteremia
  • Staph aureus infection
  • Staph aureus osteomyelitis
  • Staphylococcus aureus infection
  • Toxic shock syndrome
  • Toxic shock syndrome due to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
  • Toxic shock syndrome due to MSSA
Applies To
  • MSSA
  • Staphylococcus aureus NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 041.11:
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • methicillin
      • resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 041.12
      • susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) 041.11
    • MSSA (methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus) 041.11
    • staphylococcal NEC 041.10
      • aureus 041.11
        • methicillin
          • resistant (MRSA) 041.12
          • susceptible MSSA) 041.11
      • food poisoning 005.0
      • generalized (purulent) 038.10
      • pneumonia 482.40
        • aureus 482.41
        • MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) 482.42
        • MSSA (methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus) 482.41
        • specified type NEC 482.49
      • septicemia 038.10
        • aureus 038.11
        • MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) 038.12
        • MSSA (methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus) 038.11
        • specified organism NEC 038.19
      • specified NEC 041.19
  • Methicillin
    • susceptible staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) 041.11
  • MSSA (methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus) 041.11
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