Diagnosis Code

A88.8 OTHER SPECIFIED VIRAL INFECTIONS OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A88.8

Short Description: Other specified viral infections of central nervous system

Long Description: Other specified viral infections of central nervous system

The code A88.8 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)
      • Oth viral infections of central nervous system, NEC (A88)
        • A88.8 Other specified viral infections of central nervous system

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cache Valley virus infection
  • Coxsackievirus infection of the central nervous system
  • Disease due to Parvoviridae
  • Echovirus infection of the central nervous system
  • Enteroviral neurological disease
  • Enterovirus infection of the central nervous system
  • Epstein Barr virus infection of the central nervous system
  • Influenza with CNS disorder
  • Measles of the central nervous system
  • Neuroinvasive Cache Valley virus disease
  • Parvovirus infection
  • Parvovirus infection of the central nervous system

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A88.8 Right Arrow 049.8 Viral encephalitis 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
A88 Other viral infections of central nervous system, not elsewhere classified
A88.0 Enteroviral exanthematous fever [Boston exanthem]
A88.1 Epidemic vertigo


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