ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99
A30-A49
A36-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A36.86

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A36.86

Diphtheritic conjunctivitis

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Billable/Specific Code

A36.86 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 A36.86 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A36.86 - other international versions of ICD-10 A36.86 may differ.

The following code(s) above A36.86 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 A36.86:

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

Bilateral diphtheritic conjunctivitis
Left diphtheritic conjunctivitis
Right diphtheritic conjunctivitis

ICD-10-CM A36.86 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc

Convert A36.86 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 A36.86:

Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) H10.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H10.9
Unspecified conjunctivitis
- in (due to)
  - diphtheria A36.86
- diphtheritic A36.86
Ophthalmia H10.9
- see also Conjunctivitis
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H10.9
Unspecified conjunctivitis
- diphtheritic A36.86

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A36.86

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

A37.0 Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis

A37.00 …… without pneumonia

A37.01 …… with pneumonia

A37.1 Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis

A37.10 …… without pneumonia

A37.11 …… with pneumonia

A37.8 Whooping cough due to other Bordetella species

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 A36.86

Diphtheritic conjunctivitis

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Unspecified conjunctivitis

Unspecified conjunctivitis