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049.8 - Other Specified Non-arthropod-borne Viral Diseases Of Central Nervous System


The ICD 9 Code for Other specified non-arthropod-borne viral diseases of central nervous system is listed as 049.8.
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: 049.8
Long Description: Other specified non-arthropod-borne viral diseases of central nervous system
Short Description: Viral encephalitis NEC
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Poliomyelitis And Other Non-Arthropod-Borne Viral Diseases Of Central Nervous System (045-049)
Related Descriptions: Acute necrotizing encephalitis
Adenoviral encephalitis
Dubini's chorea
Electric chorea
Encephalitis lethargica
Epidemic encephalitis
Fungal encephalitis
Infective encephalitis
Rhabdovirus encephalitis
Rio Bravo fever
Rio Bravo viral encephalitis
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A85.0 - Enteroviral encephalitis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: A85.1 - Adenoviral encephalitis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: A85.8 - Other specified viral encephalitis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: A88.8 - Other specified viral infections of central nervous system (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 049.8:
049.0 - Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
049.1 - Meningitis due to adenovirus
049.9 - Unspecified non-arthropod-borne viral diseases of central nervous system