Diagnosis Code

A87.8 OTHER VIRAL MENINGITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A87.8

Short Description: Other viral meningitis

Long Description: Other viral meningitis

The code A87.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)
      • Viral meningitis (A87)
        • A87.8 Other viral meningitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Arenavirus meningitis
  • Arenavirus meningitis
  • Arenavirus meningitis
  • Arenavirus meningitis
  • California serogroup viral meningitis
  • Disease due to West Nile virus
  • Disorder of nervous system due to West Nile virus
  • Infection caused by Junin virus
  • Infection caused by Lassa virus
  • Infection caused by Machupo virus
  • Jamestown Canyon virus disease
  • Jamestown Canyon virus meningitis
  • Junin virus meningitis
  • Keystone virus encephalitis
  • Keystone virus meningitis
  • Lassa virus meningitis
  • Machupo virus meningitis
  • Meningitis caused by arbovirus infection
  • Meningitis caused by Paramyxovirus
  • Snowshoe hare meningitis
  • Snowshoe hare virus encephalitis
  • St. Louis meningitis
  • West Nile meningitis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A87.8 Right Arrow 047.8 Viral meningitis NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A87 Viral meningitis
A87.0 Enteroviral meningitis
A87.1 Adenoviral meningitis
A87.2 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
A87.9 Viral meningitis, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023