2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A92.2

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Venezuelan equine fever

  • A92.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A92.2 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A92.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 A92.2 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Venezuelan equine encephalitis
  • Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus disease

The following code(s) above A92.2 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A92.2:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A92  Other mosquito-borne viral fevers

Approximate Synonyms

  • Venezuelan equine encephalitis
  • Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus infection

Clinical Information

  • A form of arboviral encephalitis endemic to central america and the northern latitudes of south america. The causative organism (encephalitis virus, venezuelan equine) is transmitted to humans and horses via the bite of several mosquito species. Human viral infection may be asymptomatic or remain restricted to a mild influenza-like illness. Encephalitis, usually not severe, occurs in a small percentage of cases and may rarely feature seizures and coma. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, ch26, pp9-10)

ICD-10-CM A92.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
  • 024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mcc
  • 097 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis with mcc
  • 098 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis with cc
  • 099 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis without cc/mcc

Convert A92.2 to ICD-9-CMCode 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

Code annotations containing back-references to A92.2:

  • Type 2 Excludes: A83

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A92.2:

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