ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99
A30-A49
A39-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A39.82

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A39.82

Meningococcal retrobulbar neuritis

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

A39.82 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 A39.82 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A39.82 - other international versions of ICD-10 A39.82 may differ.

The following code(s) above A39.82 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 A39.82:

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

ICD-10-CM A39.82 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

123 Neurological eye disorders
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert A39.82 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 A39.82:

Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9
Unspecified infectious disease
- meningococcal A39.9
  - see also condition
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A39.9
  Meningococcal infection, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Meningococcal disease NOS
  - retrobulbar neuritis A39.82
Neuritis (rheumatoid) M79.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.2
Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
Type 1 Excludes
brachial radiculitis NOS (M54.1)
lumbosacral radiculitis NOS (M54.1)
mononeuropathies (G56-G58)
radiculitis NOS (M54.1)
sciatica (M54.3-M54.4)
- retrobulbar - see also Neuritis, optic, retrobulbar
  - in (due to)
    - meningococcal infection A39.82
  - meningococcal A39.82

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A39.82

A39.2 Acute meningococcemia

A39.3 Chronic meningococcemia

A39.4 Meningococcemia, unspecified

A39.5 Meningococcal heart disease

A39.50 Meningococcal carditis, unspecified

A39.51 Meningococcal endocarditis

A39.52 Meningococcal myocarditis

A39.53 Meningococcal pericarditis

A39.8 Other meningococcal infections

A39.81 Meningococcal encephalitis

A39.82 Meningococcal retrobulbar neuritis

A39.83 Meningococcal arthritis

A39.84 Postmeningococcal arthritis

A39.89 Other meningococcal infections

A39.9 Meningococcal infection, unspecified

A40 Streptococcal sepsis

A40.0 Sepsis due to streptococcus, group A

A40.1 Sepsis due to streptococcus, group B

A40.3 Sepsis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae

A40.8 Other streptococcal sepsis

A40.9 Streptococcal sepsis, unspecified

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 A39.82

Meningococcal retrobulbar neuritis

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Unspecified infectious disease

Meningococcal infection, unspecified

Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified