036 Meningococcal infection (036.0-036.9) ICD-9-CM
The 036.0-036.9 block classified 036 meningococcal infection with 12 legacy diagnosis codes. None remain valid for claim submission; each code below links to its reference page with the official ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
Retired Code Set
ICD-9-CM stopped being valid for U.S. claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced it. Use this index for historical lookups and crosswalking; for current coding, start from the ICD-10-CM codes list or the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter.
Legacy Codes in the 036.0-036.9 Block 12 codes
None of these codes remain valid for claim submission. Each code page shows its ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
- 036.0 Meningococcal meningitis
- 036.1 Meningococc encephalitis
- 036.2 Meningococcemia
- 036.3 Meningococc adrenal synd
- 036.40 Meningococc carditis NOS
- 036.41 Meningococc pericarditis
- 036.42 Meningococc endocarditis
- 036.43 Meningococc myocarditis
- 036.81 Meningococc optic neurit
- 036.82 Meningococc arthropathy
- 036.89 Meningococcal infect NEC
- 036.9 Meningococcal infect NOS
Questions About This Page
Are the 036.0-036.9 codes still billable?
No. Every code in this block became invalid for U.S. claims after September 30, 2015. Each code page linked above shows the ICD-10-CM replacement CMS assigned in the General Equivalence Mappings, and the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter translates any of them directly.
What did the 036.0-036.9 block classify?
The block classified 036 meningococcal infection with 12 codes in the final ICD-9-CM release. It sat under Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139) in the legacy hierarchy.
Related References
Source: final CMS ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.
