049.0 LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENING


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 049.0

Short Description: Lymphocytic choriomening

Long Description: Lymphocytic choriomeningitis

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Poliomyelitis and other non-arthropod-borne viral diseases of central nervous system (045-049)
      • 049 Other non-arthropod-borne viral diseases of central nervous system
        • 049.0 Lymphocytic choriomening

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Chronic benign lymphocytic meningitis
  • Chronic lymphocytic meningitis
  • Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
  • Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus encephalomyelitis
  • Lymphocytic meningitis
  • Lymphocytic meningoencephalitis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 049.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Chorioencephalitis, lymphocytic (acute) (serous) 049.0
  • Choriomeningitis (acute) (benign) (lymphocytic) (serous) 049.0
  • Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
    • lymphatica 049.0
  • Leptomeningitis (chronic) (circumscribed) (hemorrhagic) (nonsuppurative) (see also Meningitis) 322.9
    • aseptic 047.9
      • lymphocytic choriomeningitis 049.0
  • Lymphocytic - see also condition
    • chorioencephalitis (acute) (serous) 049.0
    • choriomeningitis (acute) (serous) 049.0
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (basilar) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetica) (toxic) 322.9
    • aseptic (acute) NEC 047.9
      • lymphocytic choriomeningitis 049.0
    • lymphocytic (acute) (benign) (serous) 049.0
      • choriomeningitis virus 049.0
    • serous NEC (see also Meningitis, aseptic) 047.9
      • lymphocytic 049.0
  • Meningoencephalitis (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
    • lymphocytic (serous) 049.0
    • serous 048
      • lymphocytic 049.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 049.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
049.0 Right Arrow A87.2 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
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
049.1 Meningitis due to adenovirus
049.8 Other specified non-arthropod-borne viral diseases of central nervous system
049.9 Unspecified non-arthropod-borne viral diseases of central nervous system


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