A81
Atypical virus infections of central nervous system
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Includes
diseases of the central nervous system caused by prions
Use Additional Code
code, if applicable, to identify:
Use Additional Code
mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition ( F06.7- )
More Specific Codes
5 codes under A81
- A81.0 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Has subcodes
- A81.1 Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis Billable
- A81.2 Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Billable
- A81.8 Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system Has subcodes
- A81.9 Atypical virus infection of central nervous system, unspecified Billable
Version History
How A81 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAtypical virus infections of central nervous system
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAtypical virus infections of central nervous system
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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