A39.3 Chronic meningococcemia

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 2 — Septicemia, Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Shock
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 2 — Septicemia, Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Shock
• ESRD V24: HCC 2

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 870-872 in MDC 18.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 036.2 Meningococcemia (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to A39.3

Back-references to A39.3

• Type 2 Excludes: A41 Other sepsis ("sepsis (due to) (in) meningococcal (A39.2-A39.4)")

Diagnosis Index entries for A39.3

• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › meningococcal › meningococcemia › chronic
• Meningococcemia › chronic
• Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) › meningococcal › chronic

Nearby codes

• A39 Meningococcal infection
• A39.0 Meningococcal meningitis
• A39.1 Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
• A39.2 Acute meningococcemia
• A39.3 Chronic meningococcemia (this code)
• A39.4 Meningococcemia, unspecified
• A39.5 Meningococcal heart disease
• A39.50 Meningococcal carditis, unspecified
• A39.51 Meningococcal endocarditis
• A39.52 Meningococcal myocarditis