A80.1

What This Code Means

This is a serious infection caused by the wild polio virus that has been brought into a country from another location, resulting in sudden paralysis. It is a rare condition in countries with polio vaccination programs.

Coding Tips

• •Verify documentation clearly states the virus is wild-type (not vaccine-derived) and that the case was imported from another country to support accurate code selection
• •This code requires a seventh character extension to specify the site of paralysis (e.g., A80.11 for bulbar involvement, A80.12 for other sites); ensure complete documentation of affected body regions