Oth staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classd elswhr

This code identifies infections caused by staphylococcal species other than Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), or methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). It indicates that this specific staphylococcal organism is the underlying cause of another disease process, such as pneumonia, endocarditis, or osteomyelitis.

Use this code as a secondary code when documentation explicitly identifies a staphylococcal infection due to a species other than S. aureus, MRSA, or MSSA, and this organism is confirmed as the causative agent of a primary disease classified elsewhere. This typically requires laboratory confirmation of the specific staphylococcal species.

• Always sequence this code after the code for the primary infection it is causing.
• Ensure documentation specifies "other staphylococcus" or a specific non-aureus staph species (e.g., Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus saprophyticus) as the etiology.
• Do not use this code if the documentation simply states "staphylococcus" without further specificity; in such cases, consider codes for unspecified staphylococcus or S. aureus if clinically appropriate.