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A36.3 - Cutaneous diphtheria


The ICD 10 Code for Cutaneous diphtheria is listed as A36.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: A36.3
Description: Cutaneous diphtheria
  • Excludes2: erythrasma (L08.1)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
606 - Minor Skin Disorders W Mcc
607 - Minor Skin Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
Parent A36 - Diphtheria
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 032.85 - Cutaneous diphtheria
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A36.3:
A36.0 - Pharyngeal diphtheria
A36.1 - Nasopharyngeal diphtheria
A36.2 - Laryngeal diphtheria
A36.8 - Other diphtheria
A36.9 - Diphtheria, unspecified