- A36.0 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 A36.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A36.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 A36.0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM A36.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
- 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
- 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
- 154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
- 155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
- 156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Diphtheritic membranous angina
- Tonsillar diphtheria
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 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
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A36.0:
- diphtheritic, membranous > Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) I20.9
- gangrenous diphtheritic > Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) I20.9
- malignant diphtheritic > Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) I20.9
- diphtheritic > membranous J05.0
- diphtheritic > phlegmonous J36
- pultaceous, diphtheritic > Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) I20.9
- faucial > Diphtheria, diphtheritic (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) A36.9
- pharyngeal > Diphtheria, diphtheritic (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) A36.9
- tonsillar > Diphtheria, diphtheritic (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) A36.9
- Bretonneau\’s (diphtheritic malignant angina) > Disease, diseased
- throat > Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) I96
- diphtheritic > throat A36.0
- diphtheritic > throat J39.2
- postdiphtheritic > uvula K13.79
- diphtheritic > Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) J02.9
- diphtheritic > throat (acute)
- diphtheritic > Tonsillitis (acute) (catarrhal) (croupous) (follicular) (gangrenous) (infective) (lacunar) (lingual) (malignant) (membranous) (parenchymatous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (purulent) (septic) (subacute) (suppurative) (toxic) (ulcerative) (vesicular) (viral) J03.90
- diphtheritic > throat J39.2
- diphtheritic > tonsil J35.8