2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A92.3

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West Nile virus infection

  • A92.3 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 A92.3 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A92.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 A92.3 may differ.

Applicable To

  • West Nile fever

The following code(s) above A92.3 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A92.3:

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

Clinical Information

  • A mosquito-borne viral illness caused by the west nile virus, a flavivirus and endemic to regions of africa, asia, and europe. Common clinical features include headache; fever; maculopapular rash; gastrointestinal symptoms; and lymphadenopathy. Meningitis; encephalitis; and myelitis may also occur. The disease may occasionally be fatal or leave survivors with residual neurologic deficits. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, ch26, p13; lancet 1998 sep 5;352(9130):767-71)

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

Code annotations containing back-references to A92.3: