A39.83
A39.83: Meningococcal arthritis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A39.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for meningococcal arthritis. 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.
- M01Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
A39.83 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 92 Bone/Joint/Muscle/Severe Soft Tissue Infections/Necrosis0.479 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
A39.83 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A54061Billing and Coding: Arthroscopic Lavage and Arthroscopic Debridement for Osteoarthritic Knees
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Arthritis, arthritic›meningococcal
- Arthritis, arthritic›in›Meningococcus
- Infection, infected, infective›meningococcal›joint
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.