A81.1

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Billable / specificHCC V28 127

A81.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Dawson's inclusion body encephalitis
  • Van Bogaert's sclerosing leukoencephalopathy

Includes (from A81)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • diseases of the central nervous system caused by prions

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • postpolio syndrome (G14) (from A81)
  • sequelae of poliomyelitis (B91) (from A81)
  • sequelae of viral encephalitis (B94.1) (from A81)

Excludes2

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

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A81)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A81)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A81)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A81)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A81)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

Also known as

  • Dawson's inclusion body encephalitis
  • Van Bogaert's sclerosing leukoencephalopathy
  • Bodechtel-Guttman disease
  • Dawson'sencephalitis
  • Disease, diseased, Bodechtel-Guttmann
  • Encephalitis, Dawson's
  • Encephalitis, diffuse sclerosing
  • Encephalitis, inclusion body
  • Encephalitis, subacute sclerosing
  • Encephalitis, van Bogaert's
  • Leukoencephalitis, subacute sclerosing
  • Leukoencephalitis, van Bogaert's
  • Leukoencephalopathy, van Bogaert's
  • Panencephalitis, subacute, sclerosing
  • Van Bogaert's leukoencephalopathy

Parent code

  • A81Atypical virus infections of central nervous systemHeader

Related codes

  • A81.0Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseHeader
  • A81.2Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyBillable
  • A81.8Other atypical virus infections of central nervous systemHeader
  • A81.9Atypical virus infection of central nervous system, unspecifiedBillable

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