A39.53 Meningococcal pericarditis

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 314-316 in MDC 05.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 036.41 Meningococcal pericarditis

Code annotations containing back-references to A39.53

Back-references to A39.53

• Type 1 Excludes: I32 Pericarditis in diseases classified elsewhere ("meningococcal (A39.53)")

Diagnosis Index entries for A39.53

• Disease, diseased › heart (organic) › meningococcal › pericarditis
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › meningococcal › heart › pericardium
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › meningococcal › pericardium
• Pericarditis (with decompensation) (with effusion) › meningococcal

Nearby codes

• A39.4 Meningococcemia, unspecified
• A39.5 Meningococcal heart disease
• A39.50 Meningococcal carditis, unspecified
• A39.51 Meningococcal endocarditis
• A39.52 Meningococcal myocarditis
• A39.53 Meningococcal pericarditis (this code)
• A39.8 Other meningococcal infections
• A39.81 Meningococcal encephalitis
• A39.82 Meningococcal retrobulbar neuritis
• A39.83 Meningococcal arthritis
• A39.84 Postmeningococcal arthritis