A39.52

Meningococcal myocarditis

Billable / specific

A39.52 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

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)

Also known as

  • Disease, diseased, heart, meningococcal, myocarditis
  • Infection, infected, infective, meningococcal, heart, myocardium
  • Infection, infected, infective, meningococcal, myocardium
  • Myocarditis, meningococcal

Parent code

  • A39.5Meningococcal heart diseaseHeader

Related codes

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

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