2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A39.1

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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

  • A39.1 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 A39.1 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A39.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 A39.1 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Meningococcal hemorrhagic adrenalitis
  • Meningococcic adrenal syndrome

The following code(s) above A39.1 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A39.1:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Approximate Synonyms

  • Waterhouse friderichsen syndrome, meningococcal

ICD-10-CM A39.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 791 Prematurity with major problems
  • 793 Full term neonate with major problems
  • 870 Septicemia or severe sepsis with mv >96 hours
  • 871 Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc
  • 872 Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc

Convert A39.1 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 A39.1:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A39.1: