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A87

Non-Billable (Header)

Viral meningitis

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code 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)

Child Codes

A87.0Enteroviral meningitis
A87.1Adenoviral meningitis
A87.2Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
A87.8Other viral meningitis
A87.9Viral meningitis, unspecified

Code Hierarchy

└A87Viral meningitis
└A87Viral meningitis

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