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079.99 - Unspecified Viral Infection


The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified viral infection is listed as 079.99.
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: 079.99
Long Description: Unspecified viral infection
Short Description: Viral infection NOS
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Other Diseases Due To Viruses And Chlamydiae (070-079)
Related Descriptions: Acute retinal necrosis
Acute viral bronchiolitis
Acute viral disease
Acute viral laryngotracheitis
Acute viral otitis externa
Acute viral thyroiditis
Amantadine resistant virus present
Arthritis due to viral infection
Arthritis of hand due to viral infection
Arthritis of knee due to viral infection
Arthropathy associated with viral disease
Boid inclusion body disease
Constrictive pericarditis due to virus
Disease of possible viral origin
Encephalitis due to influenza-specific virus not identified
Influenza A virus subtype H1 present
Neonatal viral infection of skin
Nonspecific syndrome suggestive of viral illness
Oral mucosal viral disease
Postviral depression
Postviral excessive daytime sleepiness
Postviral infection debility
Viral acute pancreatitis
Viral bronchitis
Viral carditis
Viral dermatitis of eyelid
Viral disease
Viral ear infection
Viral esophagitis
Viral eye infection
Viral infection by site
Viral lower respiratory infection
Viral musculoskeletal infection
Viral myositis
Viral pleurisy
Viral respiratory infection
Viral retinitis
Viral ulcer of esophagus
Virus isolated but not further identified
Virus present
Zanamivir resistant virus present
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: B97.89 - Other viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 079.99:
079.98 - Unspecified chlamydial infection