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A39.81 - Meningococcal encephalitis


The ICD 10 Code for Meningococcal encephalitis is listed as A39.81.
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: A39.81
Description: Meningococcal encephalitis
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
023 - Cranio W Major Dev Impl/acute Complex Cns Pdx W Mcc Or Chemo Implant
024 - Cranio W Major Dev Impl/acute Complex Cns Pdx W/o Mcc
025 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W Mcc
026 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W Cc
027 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W/o Cc/mcc
094 - Bacterial & Tuberculous Infections Of Nervous System W Mcc
095 - Bacterial & Tuberculous Infections Of Nervous System W Cc
096 - Bacterial & Tuberculous Infections Of Nervous System W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
Parent A39.8 - Other meningococcal infections
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 036.1 - Meningococcal encephalitis
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A39.81:
A39.82 - Meningococcal retrobulbar neuritis
A39.83 - Meningococcal arthritis
A39.84 - Postmeningococcal arthritis
A39.89 - Other meningococcal infections