MSSA Bacteremia ICD-10-CM Codes

Healthcare professionals will conduct physical examinations to check if the patient has low blood pressure, a heightened heart rate, trouble breathing, and a fever. They will also conduct blood tests and cultures to determine whether MSSA or other types of bacteria are causing the bacteremia and any other problems that may arise due to it.

Administering and prescribing antibiotics is the primary way of treating MSSA Bacteremia. Typically, two to four weeks of antibiotic therapy are implemented.

MSSA stands for Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. MSRA stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The former can be treated with antibiotics, while the latter is resistant to many antibiotics. Antibiotics are still used to treat MSRA despite its resistance to many, but to determine which antibiotics can be used, healthcare professionals must first conduct blood cultures.