036.9 MENINGOCOCCAL INFECT NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 036.9

Short Description: Meningococcal infect NOS

Long Description: Meningococcal infection, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Other bacterial diseases (030-041)
      • 036 Meningococcal infection
        • 036.9 Meningococcal infect NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 036.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • meningococcal (see also condition) 036.9
      • brain 036.1
      • cerebrospinal 036.0
      • endocardium 036.42
      • generalized 036.2
      • meninges 036.0
      • meningococcemia 036.2
      • specified site NEC 036.89
    • parameningococcus NEC 036.9
      • with meningitis 036.0
  • Meningococcus, meningococcal (see also condition) 036.9
    • adrenalitis, hemorrhagic 036.3
    • carditis 036.40
    • carrier (suspected) of V02.59
    • cerebrospinal fever 036.0
    • encephalitis 036.1
    • endocarditis 036.42
    • exposure to V01.84
    • infection NEC 036.9
    • meningitis (cerebrospinal) 036.0
    • myocarditis 036.43
    • optic neuritis 036.81
    • pericarditis 036.41
    • septicemia (chronic) 036.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 036.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
036.9 Right Arrow A39.9 Meningococcal infection, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
036.0 Meningococcal meningitis
036.1 Meningococcal encephalitis
036.2 Meningococcemia
036.3 Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, meningococcal
036.40 Meningococcal carditis, unspecified
036.41 Meningococcal pericarditis
036.42 Meningococcal endocarditis
036.43 Meningococcal myocarditis
036.81 Meningococcal optic neuritis
036.82 Meningococcal arthropathy
036.89 Other specified meningococcal infections


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