A81.0
Non-billable

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Coding Guidance

A81.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Parent Codes Referenced:

A00-B99(Chapter 1)A81(Atypical virus infections of central nervous system)

Includes

2 items

From A00-B99:

•
diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

From A81:

•
diseases of the central nervous system caused by prions

Excludes1

1 item

From A00-B99:

•
certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes2

4 items

From A00-B99:

•
carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
•
infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
•
infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
•
influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

Use Additional Code

8 items

From A00-B99:

•
code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

From A81:

•
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-)

A81.0
Non-billable

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Includes

From A00-B99:

From A81:

Excludes1

From A00-B99:

Excludes2

From A00-B99:

Use Additional Code

From A00-B99:

From A81:

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A81.0Non-billable

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Includes

From A00-B99:

From A81:

Excludes1

From A00-B99:

Excludes2

From A00-B99:

Use Additional Code

From A00-B99:

From A81:

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A81.0
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