2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A85

Other viral encephalitis, not elsewhere classified

  • A85 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A85 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A85 – other international versions of ICD-10 A85 may differ.

AD

Type 1 Excludes

  • 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)

Includes

  • specified viral encephalomyelitis NEC
  • specified viral meningoencephalitis NEC

The following code(s) above A85 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A85:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A80-A89  Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change