Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 036.2
Meningococcemia
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 036.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 036.2 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 036.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 036.2: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 036.2 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A39.4 Meningococcemia, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute meningococcemia
  • Chronic meningococcemia
  • Meningococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to meningococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w meningococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, meningococcal
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w meningococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to meningococcal septicemia
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, Meningococcal
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w meningococcal septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to meningococcal septicemia
Applies To
  • Meningococcal septicemia
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 036.2:
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • meningococcal (see also condition) 036.9
  • Meningococcemia (acute) (chronic) 036.2
  • Meningococcus, meningococcal (see also condition) 036.9
    • septicemia (chronic) 036.2
  • Pyemia, pyemic (purulent) (see also Septicemia) 038.9
    • meningococcal 036.2
  • Septicemia, septicemic (generalized) (suppurative) 038.9
    • meningococcal (chronic) (fulminating) 036.2
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