A85.8Billable
Other specified viral encephalitis
Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Inclusion Terms
2 items
Inclusion Terms
- •Encephalitis lethargica
- •Von Economo-Cruchet disease
Billable Code
A85.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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:
Includes
3 items
Includes
From A00-B99:
- •diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
From A85:
- •specified viral encephalomyelitis NEC
- •specified viral meningoencephalitis NEC
Excludes1
10 items
Excludes1
From A00-B99:
- •certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
From A85:
- •encephalitis due to cytomegalovirus (B25.8)
- •encephalitis due to herpesvirus NEC (B10.0-)
- •encephalitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.4)
- •encephalitis due to measles virus (B05.0)
- •encephalitis due to mumps virus (B26.2)
- •encephalitis due to poliomyelitis virus (A80.-)
- •encephalitis due to zoster (B02.0)
- •lymphocytic choriomeningitis (A87.2)
- •myalgic encephalomyelitis (G93.32)
Excludes2
4 items
Excludes2
Use Additional Code
1 item
Use Additional Code
From A00-B99:
- •code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)