A81.0 is the ICD-10 code for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. It is a four-character subcategory of A81 (Atypical virus infections of central nervous system), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block A80–A89 (Viral infections of the central nervous system) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- I · A00–B99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What A81.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Subacute spongiform encephalopathy
A81.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
A81.0Creutzfeldt-Jakobs sykdom
DA810Creutzfeldt-Jakobs sygdom
A81.0Creutzfeldt-Jakobin tauti
A81.0Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit
A81.0Maladie de Creutzfeldt–Jakob
A81.0ziekte van Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Listed through more specific codes:
- A81.00Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, unspecified
- A81.01Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- A81.09Other Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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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