A36.8 - Other diphtheria
The ICD 10 Code for Other diphtheria is listed as A36.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | A36.8
|
| Description: | Other diphtheria |
| Chapter | Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) |
| Block | Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49) |
| Parent | A36 - Diphtheria |
| ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of A36.8: | |
| 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 | |
| A36.89 - Other diphtheritic complications | |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A36.8: | |
| A36.0 - Pharyngeal diphtheria | |
| A36.1 - Nasopharyngeal diphtheria | |
| A36.2 - Laryngeal diphtheria | |
| A36.3 - Cutaneous diphtheria | |
| A36.9 - Diphtheria, unspecified | |