A81 – Atypical virus infections of central nervous system
Coding Notes
Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Additional
code to identify:
dementia with behavioral disturbance (F02.81)
dementia without behavioral disturbance (F02.80)
Includes
diseases of the central nervous system caused by prions
Child Codes
Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| A00-B99 | Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) |
| A80-A89 | Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89) |
| A81 |
Atypical virus infections of central nervous system
Use Additional
code to identify:
dementia with behavioral disturbance (F02.81)
dementia without behavioral disturbance (F02.80)
Includes
diseases of the central nervous system caused by prions
|
| A81.0 | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| A81.00 | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, unspecified |
| A81.01 | Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| A81.09 | Other Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| A81.1 | Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis |
| A81.2 | Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy |
| A81.8 | Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system |
| A81.81 | Kuru |
| A81.82 | Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome |
| A81.83 | Fatal familial insomnia |
| A81.89 | Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system |
| A81.9 | Atypical virus infection of central nervous system, unspecified |