Diagnosis Code

A36.89 OTHER DIPHTHERITIC COMPLICATIONS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A36.89

Short Description: Other diphtheritic complications

Long Description: Other diphtheritic complications

The code A36.89 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
      • Diphtheria (A36)
        • A36.89 Other diphtheritic complications

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Anterior nasal diphtheria
  • Autonomic disorder due to diphtheria
  • Corynebacterial mastitis
  • Diphtheria of penis
  • Diphtheritic neuropathy
  • Diphtheritic peritonitis
  • Disorder of autonomic nervous system due to infectious disease
  • Ocular diphtheria
  • Respiratory diphtheria
  • Tracheobronchial diphtheria

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A36.89 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Mcc (867)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Cc (868)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (869)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A36.89 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Diphtheritic peritonitis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A36.89 Right Arrow 032.2 Ant nasal diphtheria
032.83 Diphtheritic peritonitis
032.89 Diphtheria NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A36 Diphtheria
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
A36.9 Diphtheria, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023