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A85.8 - Other specified viral encephalitis


The ICD 10 Code for Other specified viral encephalitis is listed as A85.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: A85.8
Description: Other specified viral encephalitis
  • Encephalitis lethargica
  • Von Economo-Cruchet disease
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
097 - Non-bacterial Infect Of Nervous Sys Exc Viral Meningitis W Mcc
098 - Non-bacterial Infect Of Nervous Sys Exc Viral Meningitis W Cc
099 - Non-bacterial Infect Of Nervous Sys Exc Viral Meningitis W/o Cc/mcc
974 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W Mcc
975 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W Cc
976 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)
Parent A85 - Other viral encephalitis, not elsewhere classified
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 049.8 - Other specified non-arthropod-borne viral diseases of central nervous system (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A85.8:
A85.0 - Enteroviral encephalitis
A85.1 - Adenoviral encephalitis
A85.2 - Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis, unspecified