A87Non-billable (header)

Viral meningitis

Related Codes· Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)

A80Acute poliomyelitisA81Atypical virus infections of central nervous systemA82RabiesA83Mosquito-borne viral encephalitisA84Tick-borne viral encephalitisA85Other viral encephalitis, not elsewhere classifiedA86Unspecified viral encephalitisA88Other viral infections of central nervous system, not elsewh…A89Unspecified viral infection of central nervous system

Sub-codes of A87(5)

A87 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

A87.0Enteroviral meningitis✓ BillableA87.1Adenoviral meningitis✓ BillableA87.2Lymphocytic choriomeningitis✓ BillableA87.8Other viral meningitis✓ BillableA87.9Viral meningitis, unspecified✓ Billable

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •meningitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.3)
  • •meningitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.3)
  • •meningitis due to measles virus (B05.1)
  • •meningitis due to mumps virus (B26.1)
  • •meningitis due to poliomyelitis virus (A80.-)
  • •meningitis due to zoster (B02.1)

Code Hierarchy

┌1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)├A80-A89Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)├A87Viral meningitis
└A87Viral meningitis

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