Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 036.1
Meningococcal encephalitis
  • Short description: MENINGOCOCC ENCEPHALITIS.
  • ICD-9-CM 036.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 036.1 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 036.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 036.1: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 036.1 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A39.81 Meningococcal encephalitis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 036.1:
  • Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
    • meningococcal 036.1
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
  • Meningococcus, meningococcal (see also condition) 036.9
    • encephalitis 036.1
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