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ICD-10-CM A81 — Atypical virus infections of cent… | Codelle

A81

ICD-10-CM

Atypical virus infections of central nervous system

Clinical Notes

Includes

diseases of the central nervous system caused by prions

Use additional code

code, if applicable, to identify:
dementia with anxiety (F02.84, F02.A4, F02.B4, F02.C4)
dementia with behavioral disturbance (F02.81-, F02.A1-, F02.B1-, F02.C1-)
dementia with mood disturbance (F02.83, F02.A3, F02.B3, F02.C3)
dementia with psychotic disturbance (F02.82, F02.A2, F02.B2, F02.C2)
dementia without behavioral disturbance (F02.80, F02.A0, F02.B0, F02.C0)
mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)

Code Hierarchy

Subcodes (5)

A81.0Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

A81.1Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

A81.2Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

A81.8Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system

A81.9Atypical virus infection of central nervous system, unsp

Same Category

A81.0Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease A81.00Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, unspecified A81.01Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease A81.09Other Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease A81.1Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis A81.2

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

A81.8Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system

A81.82Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome

A81.83Fatal familial insomnia

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