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ICD-10 diagnosis code

A81.8 Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system

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A81.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system. 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 A81.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Kuru

A81.8 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

A81.8Andra atypiska virusinfektioner i centrala nervsystemet

NorwayICD-10-NO

A81.8Annen spesifisert atypisk virusinfeksjon i sentralnervesystemet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA818Anden atypisk virusinfektion i centralnervesystemet

  • DA818AKuru
  • DA818BFatal familiær insomni
FinlandICD-10-FI

A81.8Muu keskushermoston atyyppinen virusinfektio

GermanyICD-10-GM

A81.8Sonstige atypische Virusinfektionen des Zentralnervensystems

FranceICD-10-FR

A81.8Autres infections atypiques à virus, du système nerveux central

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A81.8overige gespecificeerde atypische virusinfecties van centraal zenuwstelsel

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • A81.81Kuru
  • A81.82Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
  • A81.83Fatal familial insomnia
  • A81.89Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system

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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