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ICD-10 A36 - Diphtheria

A36

ICD-10 Not billable

Diphtheria

Use additional code: code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (per Chapter 1)
From Chapter 1:
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
From Chapter 1:
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
From Chapter 1:
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • 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)
A36 is a "category code," which means it's non-billable. Billable codes require more specificity. Use the list below to navigate to codes that are more specific:
10
A36.0
Pharyngeal diphtheria
Billable
10
A36.1
Nasopharyngeal diphtheria
Billable
10
A36.2
Laryngeal diphtheria
Billable
10
A36.3
Cutaneous diphtheria
Billable
10
A36.8
Other diphtheria
10
A36.9
Diphtheria, unspecified
Billable
      
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