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A39.52

A39.52: Meningococcal myocarditis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A39.52 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for meningococcal myocarditis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Other codes that can never be billed with A39.52

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

  • I41Myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

A39.52 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
  • A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
  • A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Myocarditis›meningococcal
  • Infection, infected, infective›meningococcal›myocardium
  • Disease, diseased›heart›meningococcal›myocarditis
  • Infection, infected, infective›meningococcal›heart›myocardium

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under A39.5

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.