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Diphtheria
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2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A36.81
Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
- A36.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM A36.81 became effective on October 1, 2018.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A36.81 - other international versions of ICD-10 A36.81 may differ.
The following code(s) above
A36.81 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
A36.81:
- Cardiomyopathy due to diphtheria infection
- Diphtheria cardiomyopathy
ICD-10-CM A36.81 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):
- 314 Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc
- 315 Other circulatory system diagnoses with cc
- 316 Other circulatory system diagnoses without cc/mcc
Convert A36.81 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
Code annotations containing back-references to A36.81:
- Diphtheria, diphtheritic (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) A36.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A36.9
Diphtheria, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
- Myocarditis (with arteriosclerosis)(chronic)(fibroid) (interstitial) (old) (progressive) (senile) I51.4
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I51.4
Myocarditis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Chronic (interstitial) myocarditis
- Myocardial fibrosis
- Myocarditis NOS
Type 1 Excludes- acute or subacute myocarditis (I40.-)
- in (due to)
- diphtheritic A36.81
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A36.81
A32.9 Listeriosis, unspecified
A36.0 Pharyngeal diphtheria
A36.1 Nasopharyngeal diphtheria
A36.2 Laryngeal diphtheria
A36.3 Cutaneous diphtheria
A36.81
Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy
A36.82 Diphtheritic radiculomyelitis
A36.83 Diphtheritic polyneuritis
A36.84 Diphtheritic tubulo-interstitial nephropathy
A36.86 Diphtheritic conjunctivitis
A36.89 Other diphtheritic complications
A36.9 Diphtheria, unspecified
A37.0 Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
