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049.9 - Unspecified Non-arthropod-borne Viral Diseases Of Central Nervous System


The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified non-arthropod-borne viral diseases of central nervous system is listed as 049.9.
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: 049.9
Long Description: Unspecified non-arthropod-borne viral diseases of central nervous system
Short Description: Viral encephalitis 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: A86 - Unspecified viral encephalitis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: A89 - Unspecified viral infection of central nervous system (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 049.9:
049.0 - Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
049.1 - Meningitis due to adenovirus
049.8 - Other specified non-arthropod-borne viral diseases of central nervous system