{"code":"Z22.322","type":"code","title":"Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus","codeAlso":[],"includes":["colonization status","suspected carrier"],"modern_v":"official26","codeFirst":[],"excludes1":[],"excludes2":["carrier of viral hepatitis (B18.-)"],"isBillable":true,"fyEffectivity":{"fy2026":true,"fy2027":true,"billableFy2026":true,"billableFy2027":true},"inclusionTerms":["MRSA colonization"],"useAdditionalCode":[],"clinicalDefinition":"Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Z22.322). Includes: colonization status; suspected carrier. Inclusion terms: MRSA colonization. Excludes2 (not included here): carrier of viral hepatitis (B18.-).","officialDefinition":"Carrier or suspected carrier of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Z22.322). Includes: colonization status; suspected carrier. Inclusion terms: MRSA colonization. Excludes2 (not included here): carrier of viral hepatitis (B18.-).","seventhCharacterInstructions":[],"workflowProtocols":[],"guidelines":{"whenToUse":[],"whenNotToUse":[],"commonBillingMistakes":[],"codeComparisons":[],"documentationChecklist":[]},"domainLandscape":{"summary":"Primary diagnostic domain and clinical landscape evaluation.","keyCategories":[],"diagnosticContinuum":"Progression continuum from acute presentation to resolution."},"children":[],"hierarchy":[],"relatedCodes":[],"relevantCPTCodes":[],"documentationTips":[],"caseStudies":[],"description":"","overview":"","noteProvenance":{"carrier of viral hepatitis (B18.-)":"Z22","colonization status":"Z22","suspected carrier":"Z22"},"hcc":{"mapped":false,"model":"CMS-HCC V28","paymentYear":"2026","categories":[],"otherModels":[]}}