2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A36.81

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Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy

  • A36.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A36.81 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A36.81 – other international versions of ICD-10 A36.81 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Diphtheritic myocarditis

The following code(s) above A36.81 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A36.81:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Approximate Synonyms

  • Cardiomyopathy due to diphtheria infection
  • Diphtheria cardiomyopathy

ICD-10-CM A36.81 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 314 Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc
  • 315 Other circulatory system diagnoses with cc
  • 316 Other circulatory system diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert A36.81 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to A36.81:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A36.81:

  • Diphtheria, diphtheritic (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) A36.9
    • myocarditis A36.81
  • Myocarditis (with arteriosclerosis)(chronic)(fibroid) (interstitial) (old) (progressive) (senile) I51.4
    • in (due to)
      • diphtheria A36.81
    • diphtheritic A36.81