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A87 - Viral meningitis


The ICD 10 Code for Viral meningitis is listed as A87.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: A87
Description: Viral meningitis
  • Excludes1: meningitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.3)
  • meningitis due to measles virus (B05.1)
  • meningitis due to mumps virus (B26.1)
  • meningitis due to poliomyelitis virus (A80.-)
  • meningitis due to zoster (B02.1)
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of A87:
A87.0 - Enteroviral meningitis
A87.1 - Adenoviral meningitis
A87.2 - Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
A87.8 - Other viral meningitis
A87.9 - Viral meningitis, unspecified