A36.3
A36.3: Cutaneous diphtheria
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A36.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cutaneous diphtheria. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check A36.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- erythrasma (L08.1)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
A36.3 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56900Billing and Coding: Immunizations
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Dermatitis›diphtheritica
- Diphtheria, diphtheritic›cutaneous
- Diphtheria, diphtheritic›infection of wound
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.