2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A36.86

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Diphtheritic conjunctivitis

  • A36.86 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 A36.86 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A36.86 – other international versions of ICD-10 A36.86 may differ.

The following code(s) above A36.86 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A36.86:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Approximate Synonyms

  • Bilateral diphtheritic conjunctivitis
  • Left diphtheritic conjunctivitis
  • Right diphtheritic conjunctivitis

ICD-10-CM A36.86 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc or thrombolytic agent
  • 125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc

Convert A36.86 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A36.86: