Diagnosis Code: A86

Short Description: Unspecified viral encephalitis

Long Description: Unspecified viral encephalitis

The code A86 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)
    • Unspecified viral encephalitis (A86)
      • A86 Unspecified viral encephalitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Acute encephalitis
• Acute encephalitis
• Acute necrotizing encephalitis
• Acute viral encephalitis
• Arenavirus encephalitis
• Arenavirus meningitis
• Chronic echovirus meningoencephalitis
• Chronic infectious disease of central nervous system
• Chronic infectious disease of central nervous system
• Chronic meningitis
• Chronic viral encephalitis
• Dementia associated with viral encephalitis
• Echovirus encephalitis
• Echovirus meningitis
• Enterovirus meningitis
• Epidemic encephalitis
• Infection caused by Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
• Infective ventriculitis
• Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
• Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus encephalitis
• Meningoencephalitis caused by Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
• Meningoencephalitis caused by virus
• Meningoencephalitis caused by virus
• Primary encephalitis
• Primary viral encephalitis
• Ventriculitis of the brain
• Ventriculitis of the brain
• Viral encephalitis
• Viral ventriculitis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A86 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Viral encephalomyelitis NOS
  • Viral meningoencephalitis NOS

Crosswalk Information

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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