139.0 LATE EFF VIRAL ENCEPHAL


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 139.0

Short Description: Late eff viral encephal

Long Description: Late effects of viral encephalitis

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Late effects of infectious and parasitic diseases (137-139)
      • 139 Late effects of other infectious and parasitic diseases
        • 139.0 Late eff viral encephal

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 139.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Hemiplegia 342.9
    • late effect
      • viral encephalitis 139.0
  • Late - see also condition
    • effect(s) (of) - see also condition
      • encephalitis or encephalomyelitis (conditions classifiable to 323) - see category 326
        • in infectious diseases 139.8
          • viral (conditions classifiable to 049.8, 049.9, 062-064) 139.0
      • viral encephalitis (conditions classifiable to 049.8, 049.9, 062-064) 139.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 139.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
139.0 Right Arrow B94.1 Sequelae of viral 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
139.1 Late effects of trachoma
139.8 Late effects of other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014