A80.9

Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified

Billable / specific

A80.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from A80)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • postpolio syndrome (G14) (from A80)
  • sequelae of poliomyelitis (B91) (from A80)
  • sequelae of viral encephalitis (B94.1) (from A80)
  • acute flaccid myelitis (G04.82) (from A80)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A80)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A80)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A80)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A80)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A80)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A80)

Also known as

  • Encephalitis, in poliovirus
  • Heine-Medin disease
  • Meningitis, in poliovirus
  • Meningitis, poliovirus
  • Polioencephalitis
  • Polioencephalomyelitis
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Poliomyelitis, nonepidemic
  • Poliomyelitis, spinal, acute

Parent code

  • A80Acute poliomyelitisHeader

Related codes

  • A80.0Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, vaccine-associatedBillable
  • A80.1Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, wild virus, importedBillable
  • A80.2Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, wild virus, indigenousBillable
  • A80.3Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, other and unspecifiedHeader
  • A80.4Acute nonparalytic poliomyelitisBillable

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