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Category · FY2027

A88 Other viral infections of central nervous system, not elsewhere classified

  • Header · not billable

A88 is not billable. The category heads 3 billable codes in FY2027: the 3 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Boston exanthem → A88.0
  • Vertigoepidemic → A88.1
  • Exanthem, exanthemaBoston → A88.0
Billable codes
3
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
2 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
9

Codes in A88

  1. A88.0
    Enteroviral exanthematous fever [Boston exanthem]
    BillableCC
  2. A88.1
    Epidemic vertigo
    Billable
  3. A88.8
    Other specified viral infections of central nervous system
    BillableCC

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At A88

Excludes1

  • viral encephalitis NOS (A86) A86
  • viral meningitis NOS (A87.9) A87.9

Notes that also apply

Block A80-A89 instructions (Excludes1 3): printed on the block page.

Chapter 1 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes2 5, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 1 page.

Index entries

  • Boston exanthem → A88.0
  • Exanthem, exanthemaBoston → A88.0
  • Exanthem, exanthemaepidemic with meningitis → A88.0 [G02]
  • Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)enteroviral exanthematous (Boston exanthem) → A88.0
  • Vertigoepidemic → A88.1
  • Coxsackie (virus) (infection)central nervous system NEC → A88.8
  • Disease, diseasedenteroviral, enterovirus NECcentral nervous system NEC → A88.8
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)virus, viral NOScentral nervous systementerovirus NEC → A88.8
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)virus, viral NOScentral nervous systemspecified NEC → A88.8

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