056.01 RUBELLA ENCEPHALITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 056.01

Short Description: Rubella encephalitis

Long Description: Encephalomyelitis due to rubella

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Viral diseases accompanied by exanthem (050-059)
      • 056 Rubella
        • 056.01 Rubella encephalitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 056.01 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
    • due to
      • rubella 056.01
    • rubella 056.01
  • Encephalomyelitis (chronic) (granulomatous) (myalgic, benign) (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
    • rubella 056.01
  • Meningoencephalitis (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
    • due to
      • rubella 056.01
    • rubella 056.01
  • Rubella (German measles) 056.9
    • complication 056.8
      • neurological 056.00
        • encephalomyelitis 056.01

Crosswalk Information

The code 056.01 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
056.01 Right Arrow B06.01 Rubella encephalitis
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
056.00 Rubella with unspecified neurological complication
056.09 Rubella with other neurological complications
056.71 Arthritis due to rubella
056.79 Rubella with other specified complications
056.8 Rubella with unspecified complications
056.9 Rubella without mention of complication


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