2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A89

Unspecified viral infection of central nervous system

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • A89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A89 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A89 - other international versions of ICD-10 A89 may differ.
The following code(s) above A89 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to A89:
  • A00-B99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99

    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

    Includes
    • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
    Type 1 Excludes
    • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
    Type 2 Excludes
    • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
    • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
    Use Additional
    • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A80-A89
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range A80-A89

    Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system

    Type 1 Excludes
    • postpolio syndrome (G14)
    • sequelae of poliomyelitis (B91)
    • sequelae of viral encephalitis (B94.1)
    Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system
Approximate Synonyms
  • Non-arthropod-borne viral disease of the central nervous system
  • Viral cns infection nonarthropod borne
Clinical Information
  • Viral infections of the brain, spinal cord, meninges, or perimeningeal spaces.
ICD-10-CM A89 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 097 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis with mcc
  • 098 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis with cc
  • 099 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis without cc/mcc
  • 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
  • 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
  • 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert A89 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A89:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A89
A87 Viral meningitis
A87.0 Enteroviral meningitis
A87.1 Adenoviral meningitis
A87.2 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
A87.8 Other viral meningitis
A87.9 Viral meningitis, unspecified
A88 Other viral infections of central nervous system, not elsewhere classified
A88.0 Enteroviral exanthematous fever [Boston exanthem]
A88.1 Epidemic vertigo
A88.8 Other specified viral infections of central nervous system
A89 Unspecified viral infection of central nervous system
A90 Dengue fever [classical dengue]
A91 Dengue hemorrhagic fever
A92 Other mosquito-borne viral fevers
A92.0 Chikungunya virus disease
A92.1 O'nyong-nyong fever
A92.2 Venezuelan equine fever
A92.3 West Nile virus infection
A92.30 …… unspecified
A92.31 …… with encephalitis
A92.32 …… with other neurologic manifestation

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.