ICD-10-CM Code A39.8
Other meningococcal infections
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code A39.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of A39.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other meningococcal infections' in more detail.
- A39.8 Other meningococcal infections NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE A39.81 Meningococcal encephalitis
- BILLABLE A39.82 Meningococcal retrobulbar neuritis
- BILLABLE A39.83 Meningococcal arthritis
- BILLABLE A39.84 Postmeningococcal arthritis
- BILLABLE A39.89 Other meningococcal infections
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Meningococcal retrobulbar neuritis (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A39.8 - Other meningococcal infections'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A39.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: A39 - Meningococcal infection