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046.9 - Unspecified Slow Virus Infection Of Central Nervous System


The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified slow virus infection of central nervous system is listed as 046.9.
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: 046.9
Long Description: Unspecified slow virus infection of central nervous system
Short Description: Cns slow virus infec NOS
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Poliomyelitis And Other Non-Arthropod-Borne Viral Diseases Of Central Nervous System (045-049)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A81.9 - Atypical virus infection of central nervous system, unspecified
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 046.9:
046.0 - Kuru
046.2 - Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
046.3 - Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
046.8 - Other specified slow virus infection of central nervous system