2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A39.9

Meningococcal infection, unspecified

A39.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A39.9 became effective on October 1, 2023.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A39.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 A39.9 may differ.

Applicable To

The following code(s) above A39.9 contain annotation back-references

that may be applicable to A39.9:

Approximate Synonyms

Clinical Information

Infections with bacteria of the species neisseria meningitidis.
Meningococci are a type of bacteria that cause serious infections. The most frequent is meningitis, which is an inflammation of the thin tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Meningococci can also cause other problems, including a serious bloodstream infection called sepsis.meningococcal infections can be spread from person to person. They are common in people living in close quarters, such as college students or military recruits.in its early stages, you may have flu-like symptoms and a stiff neck. But the disease can progress quickly and can be fatal. Early diagnosis and treatment are extremely important. Treatment is with antibiotics. Since the infection spreads from person to person, family members may also need to be treated.a vaccine can prevent meningococcal infections.

ICD-10-CM A39.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

Convert A39.9 to ICD-9-CMCode History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to A39.9:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A39.9: