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A39.5

A39.5: Meningococcal heart disease

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

A39.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for meningococcal heart disease. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with A39.5

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • I32Pericarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
  • I39Endocarditis and heart valve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
  • I41Myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
  • I52Other heart disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead A39.5

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under A39

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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