ICD-10-CM Code A87
Viral meningitis
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code A87 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of A87 that describes the diagnosis 'viral meningitis' in more detail.
- A87 Viral meningitis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE A87.0 Enteroviral meningitis
- BILLABLE A87.1 Adenoviral meningitis
- BILLABLE A87.2 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
- BILLABLE A87.8 Other viral meningitis
- BILLABLE A87.9 Viral meningitis, unspecified
Coding Notes for A87 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Meningitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] - instead, use code B00.3
- Meningitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] - instead, use code B00.3
- Meningitis due to measles virus - instead, use code B05.1
- Meningitis due to mumps virus - instead, use code B26.1
- Meningitis due to poliomyelitis virus - instead, use code A80.-
- Meningitis due to zoster - instead, use code B02.1
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A87 - Viral meningitis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A87. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.