Meningococcal infection
Non-billable header
A39 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
More specific codes A39
- A39.0Meningococcal meningitisBillable
- A39.1Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndromeBillable
- A39.2Acute meningococcemiaBillable
- A39.3Chronic meningococcemiaBillable
- A39.4Meningococcemia, unspecifiedBillable
- A39.5Meningococcal heart diseaseHeader
- A39.8Other meningococcal infectionsHeader
- A39.9Meningococcal infection, unspecifiedBillable
Related codes
- A30Leprosy [Hansen's disease]Header
- A31Infection due to other mycobacteriaHeader
- A32ListeriosisHeader
- A33Tetanus neonatorumBillable
- A34Obstetrical tetanusBillable
- A35Other tetanusBillable
- A36DiphtheriaHeader
- A37Whooping coughHeader
- A38Scarlet feverHeader
- A40Streptococcal sepsisHeader
- A41Other sepsisHeader
- A42ActinomycosisHeader
- A43NocardiosisHeader
- A44BartonellosisHeader
- A46ErysipelasBillable
- A48Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- A49Bacterial infection of unspecified siteHeader