ICD-10 diagnosis code

A80 Acute poliomyelitis

A80 is the ICD-10 code for Acute poliomyelitis. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block A80–A89 (Viral infections of the central nervous system) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: I · A00–B99
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of A80

A80 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

A80Akut polio (barnförlamning)

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA80Akut polio

FinlandICD-10-FI

A80Akuutti polio

GermanyICD-10-GM

A80Akute Poliomyelitis [Spinale Kinderlähmung]

FranceICD-10-FR

A80Poliomyélite aiguë

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A80acute poliomyelitis

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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