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*Meningoencephalitis is always viral or other atypical pathogen..but it is NOT bacterial or fungal. | *Meningoencephalitis is always viral or other atypical pathogen..but it is NOT bacterial or fungal. | ||
*encephalitis is a DX code with the proper term being '''meningoencephalitis'''. But it is not meningitis. | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == |
Revision as of 09:30, 7 June 2018
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Tick-borne viruses (causes of encephalitis) |
ICD10 code: | A84 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Meningoencephalitis |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | 2019-0: Neuro NOS |
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Stop Date: | |
External ICD10 Documentation |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
- Far Eastern, Central European
- Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral infectious disease involving the central nervous system. The disease most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis, or meningoencephalitis. Although TBE is most commonly recognized as a neurological disorder, mild fever can also occur. [TBE]
- Meningoencephalitis is always viral or other atypical pathogen..but it is NOT bacterial or fungal.
- encephalitis is a DX code with the proper term being meningoencephalitis. But it is not meningitis.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, viral
- Meningitis, viral - incl West Nile
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