036.81 - Meningococcal Optic Neuritis
The ICD 9 Code for Meningococcal optic neuritis is listed as 036.81.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 036.81 |
| Long Description: | Meningococcal optic neuritis |
| Short Description: | Meningococc optic neurit |
| Chapter: | Infectious And Parasitic Diseases |
| Block: | Other Bacterial Diseases (030-041) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | A39.82 - Meningococcal retrobulbar neuritis (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 036.81: | |
| 036.82 - Meningococcal arthropathy | |
| 036.89 - Other specified meningococcal infections | |