055.0 - Postmeasles Encephalitis
The ICD 9 Code for Postmeasles encephalitis is listed as 055.0.
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: | 055.0 |
| Long Description: | Postmeasles encephalitis |
| Short Description: | Postmeasles encephalitis |
| Chapter: | Infectious And Parasitic Diseases |
| Block: | Viral Diseases Accompanied By Exanthem (050-059) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | B05.0 - Measles complicated by encephalitis |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 055.0: | |
| 055.1 - Postmeasles pneumonia | |
| 055.2 - Postmeasles otitis media | |
| 055.8 - Measles with unspecified complication | |
| 055.9 - Measles without mention of complication | |