046.79 - Other And Unspecified Prion Disease Of Central Nervous System
The ICD 9 Code for Other and unspecified prion disease of central nervous system is listed as 046.79.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 046.79 |
| Long Description: | Other and unspecified prion disease of central nervous system |
| Short Description: | Prion dis of CNS NEC/NOS |
| Chapter: | Infectious And Parasitic Diseases |
| Block: | Poliomyelitis And Other Non-Arthropod-Borne Viral Diseases Of Central Nervous System (045-049) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | A81.89 - Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 046.79: | |
| 046.71 - Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome | |
| 046.72 - Fatal familial insomnia | |