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A81 — Atypical virus infections of central nervous system
Part of Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases , block Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89) .
Official Notes
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- )
Child Codes
- 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
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