A39.5 is the ICD-10 code for Meningococcal heart disease. It is a four-character subcategory of A39 (Meningococcal infection), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block A30–A49 (Other bacterial diseases) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- I · A00–B99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What A39.5 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
A39.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
A39.5Hjertesykdom forårsaket av Meningococcus
DA395Hjertesygdom forårsaget af meningokokker
A39.5Meningokokki sydänsairauden syynä
A39.5Herzkrankheit durch Meningokokken
A39.5Cardite à méningocoques
A39.5hartaandoening door meningokokken
Listed through more specific codes:
- A39.50Meningococcal carditis, unspecified
- A39.51Meningococcal endocarditis
- A39.52Meningococcal myocarditis
- A39.53Meningococcal pericarditis
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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