ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99
A30-A49
A36-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A36.3

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A36.3

Cutaneous diphtheria

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

A36.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A36.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A36.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 A36.3 may differ.

Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes Help

A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (A36.3) and the excluded code together.

erythrasma (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L08.1
Erythrasma
L08.1
)

The following code(s) above A36.3 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to A36.3:

A00-B99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Includes
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Type 1 Excludes
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Type 2 Excludes
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Approximate Synonyms

Diphtheria, cutaneous

ICD-10-CM A36.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
607 Minor skin disorders without mcc

Convert A36.3 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A36.3:

Dermatitis (eczematous) L30.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L30.9
Dermatitis, unspecified
Applicable To
Eczema NOS
- diphtheritica A36.3
Diphtheria, diphtheritic (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) A36.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A36.9
Diphtheria, unspecified
- cutaneous A36.3
- infection of wound A36.3

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A36.3

A32.82 Listerial endocarditis

A32.89 Other forms of listeriosis

A32.9 Listeriosis, unspecified

A33 Tetanus neonatorum

A34 Obstetrical tetanus

A35 Other tetanus

A36 Diphtheria

A36.0 Pharyngeal diphtheria

A36.1 Nasopharyngeal diphtheria

A36.2 Laryngeal diphtheria

A36.3 Cutaneous diphtheria

A36.8 Other diphtheria

A36.81 Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy

A36.82 Diphtheritic radiculomyelitis

A36.83 Diphtheritic polyneuritis

A36.84 Diphtheritic tubulo-interstitial nephropathy

A36.85 Diphtheritic cystitis

A36.86 Diphtheritic conjunctivitis

A36.89 Other diphtheritic complications

A36.9 Diphtheria, unspecified

A37 Whooping cough

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A36.3

Cutaneous diphtheria

Erythrasma

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Dermatitis, unspecified

Diphtheria, unspecified