Is A84.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. A84.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does A84.8 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89).

A84.8

A84.8 — Other tick-borne viral encephalitis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

A84.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other tick-borne viral encephalitis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

A84.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead A84.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

A84.81Powassan virus disease
A84.89Other tick-borne viral encephalitis

Related codes at this level

Codes that share A84. If A84.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

A84.0Far Eastern tick-borne encephalitis [Russian spring-summer encephalitis]
A84.1Central European tick-borne encephalitis
A84.9Tick-borne viral encephalitis, unspecified

Questions about A84.8

Is A84.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. A84.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does A84.8 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89).