A88.8

A88.8: Other specified viral infections of central nervous system

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A88.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified viral infections of central nervous system. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check A88.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above A88.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

A88.8 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Coxsackie›central nervous system NEC
Disease, diseased›enteroviral, enterovirus NEC›central nervous system NEC
Infection, infected, infective›virus, viral NOS›central nervous system›enterovirus NEC
Infection, infected, infective›virus, viral NOS›central nervous system›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.