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ICD-10-CM category

A81: Atypical virus infections of central nervous system

12 subcodes · 10 billable · Look up any code with the ICD-10 search

Codes under A81 (Atypical virus infections of central nervous system). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

CodeDescriptionBillable
A81.0Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease—
A81.00Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, unspecified✓
A81.01Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease✓
A81.1Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis✓
A81.2Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy✓
A81.8Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system—
A81.09Other Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease✓
A81.9Atypical virus infection of central nervous system, unspecified✓
A81.81Kuru✓
A81.82Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome✓
A81.83Fatal familial insomnia✓
A81.89Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system✓

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