Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.1.e.1.b which states: When there is documentation of a current infection due to ________, and that infection does not have a combination code that includes the causal organism, assign the appropriate code to identify the condition along with code ________, Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere for the MRSA infection.

A. MRSA, A49.02
B. Zika, Z20.828
C. MSSA, A41.02
D. MRSA, B95.62


Answer: D

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