A85.2

Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis, unspecified

Billable / specific

A85.2 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 A85)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • specified viral encephalomyelitis NEC
  • specified viral meningoencephalitis NEC

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • West nile virus with encephalitis (A92.31)
  • postpolio syndrome (G14) (from A85)
  • sequelae of poliomyelitis (B91) (from A85)
  • sequelae of viral encephalitis (B94.1) (from A85)
  • encephalitis due to cytomegalovirus (B25.8) (from A85)
  • encephalitis due to herpesvirus NEC (B10.0-) (from A85)
  • encephalitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.4) (from A85)
  • encephalitis due to measles virus (B05.0) (from A85)
  • encephalitis due to mumps virus (B26.2) (from A85)
  • encephalitis due to poliomyelitis virus (A80.-) (from A85)
  • encephalitis due to zoster (B02.0) (from A85)
  • lymphocytic choriomeningitis (A87.2) (from A85)
  • myalgic encephalomyelitis (G93.32) (from A85)

Excludes2

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

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A85)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A85)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A85)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A85)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A85)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A85)

Also known as

  • Encephalitis, arboviral, arbovirus NEC
  • Encephalitis, arthropod-borne NEC
  • Encephalitis, viral, virus, arthropod-borne NEC

Parent code

  • A85Other viral encephalitis, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

Related codes

  • A85.0Enteroviral encephalitisBillable
  • A85.1Adenoviral encephalitisBillable
  • A85.8Other specified viral encephalitisBillable

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