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A39.53 - Meningococcal pericarditis


The ICD 10 Code for Meningococcal pericarditis is listed as A39.53.
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: A39.53
Description: Meningococcal pericarditis
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
314 - Other Circulatory System Diagnoses W Mcc
315 - Other Circulatory System Diagnoses W Cc
316 - Other Circulatory System Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
Parent A39.5 - Meningococcal heart disease
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 036.41 - Meningococcal pericarditis
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A39.53:
A39.50 - Meningococcal carditis, unspecified
A39.51 - Meningococcal endocarditis
A39.52 - Meningococcal myocarditis