A39.53
A39.53: Meningococcal pericarditis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A39.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for meningococcal pericarditis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I32Pericarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
A39.53 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
- A57306Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
- A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Pericarditis›meningococcal
- Infection, infected, infective›meningococcal›pericardium
- Disease, diseased›heart›meningococcal›pericarditis
- Infection, infected, infective›meningococcal›heart›pericardium
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.