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Diagnosis Code

A81.2 PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A81.2

Short Description: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Long Description: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

The code A81.2 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)
      • Atypical virus infections of central nervous system (A81)
        • A81.2 Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Code Version: 2020 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Central nervous system demyelinating disease associated with AIDS
  • Cerebral degeneration due to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • Dementia due to infectious disease
  • Dementia with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • Demyelinating disease of central nervous system co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Disease due to JC polyomavirus
  • Disease due to JC polyomavirus
  • Disease due to JC polyomavirus
  • Encephalopathy associated with AIDS
  • Leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation
  • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy associated with AIDS
  • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • White matter disorder caused by infection
  • White matter disorder caused by infection
  • White matter disorder caused by infection

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A81.2 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Multifocal leukoencephalopathy NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A81.2 Right Arrow 046.3 Prog multifoc leukoencep

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
A81 Atypical virus infections of central nervous system
A81.0 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
A81.00 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, unspecified
A81.01 Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
A81.09 Other Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
A81.1 Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
A81.8 Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system
A81.81 Kuru
A81.82 Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
A81.83 Fatal familial insomnia
A81.89 Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system
A81.9 Atypical virus infection of central nervous system, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2019

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