2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A88

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Other viral infections of central nervous system, not elsewhere classified

  • A88 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • Short description: Oth viral infections of central nervous system, NEC
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A88 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A88 – other international versions of ICD-10 A88 may differ.

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Type 1 Excludes

  • viral encephalitis NOS (A86)
  • viral meningitis NOS (A87.9)

The following code(s) above A88 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A88:

  • 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