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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A39.9
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A39.9
Meningococcal infection, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- A39.9 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 A39.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A39.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 A39.9 may differ.
Applicable To- Meningococcal disease NOS
The following code(s) above
A39.9 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
A39.9:
- Meningococcal infection
- Meningococcal infectious disease
Clinical Information
- Infections with bacteria of the species neisseria meningitidis.
- Meningococci are a type of bacteria that cause serious infections. The most frequent is meningitis, which is an inflammation of the thin tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Meningococci can also cause other problems, including a serious bloodstream infection called sepsis.meningococcal infections can be spread from person to person. They are common in people living in close quarters, such as college students or military recruits.in its early stages, you may have flu-like symptoms and a stiff neck. But the disease can progress quickly and can be fatal. Early diagnosis and treatment are extremely important. Treatment is with antibiotics. Since the infection spreads from person to person, family members may also need to be treated.a vaccine can prevent meningococcal infections.
ICD-10-CM A39.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 870 Septicemia or severe sepsis with mv >96 hours
- 871 Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc
- 872 Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc
Convert A39.9 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
Code annotations containing back-references to A39.9:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A39.9
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
A40.0 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
A41.0 Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus
A41.01 Sepsis due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
A41.02 Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
