1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. A00-B99
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3. A30-A49
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4. A39-
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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A39.83

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A39.83

Meningococcal arthritis

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

• A39.83 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 A39.83 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A39.83 - other international versions of ICD-10 A39.83 may differ.

• Meningococcal arthropathy

• 548 Septic arthritis with mcc
• 549 Septic arthritis with cc
• 550 Septic arthritis without cc/mcc
• 791 Prematurity with major problems
• 793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert A39.83 to ICD-9-CM

• 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

• Type 1 Excludes: M01
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M01

  Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Code First

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • leprosy [Hansen's disease] (A30.-)
  • mycoses (B35-B49)
  • O'nyong-nyong fever (A92.1)
  • paratyphoid fever (A01.1-A01.4)

  Type 1 Excludes

  • arthropathy in Lyme disease (A69.23)
  • gonococcal arthritis (A54.42)
  • meningococcal arthritis (A39.83)
  • mumps arthritis (B26.85)
  • postinfective arthropathy (M02.-)
  • postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.84)
  • reactive arthritis (M02.3)
  • rubella arthritis (B06.82)
  • sarcoidosis arthritis (D86.86)
  • typhoid fever arthritis (A01.04)
  • tuberculosis arthritis (A18.01-A18.02)

• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) M19.90
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M19.90

  Unspecified osteoarthritis, unspecified site

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Arthrosis NOS
  • Arthritis NOS
  • Osteoarthritis NOS
  • in (due to)
    • Meningococcus A39.83
  • meningococcal A39.83
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9

  Unspecified infectious disease

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • 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
    • joint A39.83

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