036.3 MENINGOCOCC ADRENAL SYND


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 036.3

Short Description: Meningococc adrenal synd

Long Description: Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, meningococcal

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Other bacterial diseases (030-041)
      • 036 Meningococcal infection
        • 036.3 Meningococc adrenal synd

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 036.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Adrenalitis, adrenitis 255.8
    • meningococcal hemorrhagic 036.3
  • Apoplexia, apoplexy, apoplectic (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436
    • adrenal 036.3
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Waterhouse-Friderichsen 036.3
  • Friderichsen-Waterhouse syndrome or disease 036.3
  • Hemangioblastoma (M9161/1) - see also Neoplasm, connective tissue, uncertain behavior
  • Meningococcus, meningococcal (see also condition) 036.9
    • adrenalitis, hemorrhagic 036.3
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • adrenal
      • hemorrhage 036.3
      • meningococcic 036.3
    • Friderichsen-Waterhouse 036.3
    • Waterhouse (-Friderichsen) 036.3
  • Waterhouse (-Friderichsen) disease or syndrome 036.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 036.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
036.3 Right Arrow A39.1 Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
036.0 Meningococcal meningitis
036.1 Meningococcal encephalitis
036.2 Meningococcemia
036.40 Meningococcal carditis, unspecified
036.41 Meningococcal pericarditis
036.42 Meningococcal endocarditis
036.43 Meningococcal myocarditis
036.81 Meningococcal optic neuritis
036.82 Meningococcal arthropathy
036.89 Other specified meningococcal infections
036.9 Meningococcal infection, unspecified


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