062.1 WEST EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 062.1

Short Description: West equine encephalitis

Long Description: Western equine encephalitis

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Arthropod-borne viral diseases (060-066)
      • 062 Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis
        • 062.1 West equine encephalitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 062.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
    • equine (acute) (infectious) (viral) 062.9
      • western 062.1
    • viral, virus 049.9
      • arthropod-borne NEC 064
        • mosquito-borne 062.9
          • Western equine 062.1
    • Western equine 062.1
  • Encephalomyelitis (chronic) (granulomatous) (myalgic, benign) (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
    • equine (acute) (infectious) 062.9
      • western 062.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 062.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
062.1 Right Arrow A83.1 Western equine 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
062.0 Japanese encephalitis
062.2 Eastern equine encephalitis
062.3 St. Louis encephalitis
062.4 Australian encephalitis
062.5 California virus encephalitis
062.8 Other specified mosquito-borne viral encephalitis
062.9 Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis, unspecified


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