ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A39.8
Other meningococcal infections
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- A39.8
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A39 — Meningococcal infection
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A39.8 is a category (header) for other meningococcal infections. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in A39
- A39Meningococcal infection
- A39.0Meningococcal meningitis
- A39.1Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
- A39.2Acute meningococcemia
- A39.3Chronic meningococcemia
- A39.4Meningococcemia, unspecified
- A39.5Meningococcal heart disease
- A39.50Meningococcal carditis, unspecified
- A39.51Meningococcal endocarditis
- A39.52Meningococcal myocarditis
- A39.53Meningococcal pericarditis
- A39.81Meningococcal encephalitis
- A39.82Meningococcal retrobulbar neuritis
- A39.83Meningococcal arthritis
- A39.84Postmeningococcal arthritis
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