Z16
Non-billableResistance to antimicrobial drugs
Z16 is the ICD-10-CM code for Resistance to antimicrobial drugs. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as Z16.1 for billing.
- Status
- Header (non-billable)
- Chapter
- Z00-Z99
- Subcodes
- 3
- Edition
- FY2026
Z00-Z99 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Excludes1 — not coded here
Code first
- •the infection
Notes
- •The codes in this category are provided for use as additional codes to identify the resistance and non-responsiveness of a condition to antimicrobial drugs.
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Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.
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