A39.5

Meningococcal heart disease

Non-billable header

A39.5 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from A39)

  • 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.-) (from A39)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A39)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A39)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A39)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A39)

Parent code

  • A39Meningococcal infectionHeader

More specific codes A39.5

  • A39.50Meningococcal carditis, unspecifiedBillable
  • A39.51Meningococcal endocarditisBillable
  • A39.52Meningococcal myocarditisBillable
  • A39.53Meningococcal pericarditisBillable

Related codes

  • A39.0Meningococcal meningitisBillable
  • A39.1Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndromeBillable
  • A39.2Acute meningococcemiaBillable
  • A39.3Chronic meningococcemiaBillable
  • A39.4Meningococcemia, unspecifiedBillable
  • A39.8Other meningococcal infectionsHeader
  • A39.9Meningococcal infection, unspecifiedBillable

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