A87Viral meningitis
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)
Coding Notes
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- meningitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.3)
- meningitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.3)
- meningitis due to measles virus (B05.1)
- meningitis due to mumps virus (B26.1)
- meningitis due to poliomyelitis virus (A80.-)
- meningitis due to zoster (B02.1)
Subcategories (5)
- A87.0 Enteroviral meningitis
- A87.1 Adenoviral meningitis
- A87.2 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
- A87.8 Other viral meningitis
- A87.9 Viral meningitis, unspecified