
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 079.99
Unspecified viral infection
- Short description: VIRAL INFECTION NOS.
- ICD-9-CM 079.99 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 079.99 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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079.99 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B97.89 Other viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Approximate Synonyms
- Acute retinal necrosis
- Acute viral bronchiolitis
- Acute viral disease
- Acute viral laryngotracheitis
- Acute viral otitis externa
- Acute viral thyroiditis
- Amantadine resistant virus present
- Arthritis due to viral infection
- Arthritis of hand due to viral infection
- Arthritis of knee due to viral infection
- Arthropathy associated with viral disease
- Boid inclusion body disease
- Cardiomyopathy due to viral infection
- Cardiomyopathy, due to viral infection
- Congenital viral disease
- Congenital viral infection
- Disease of possible viral origin
- Encephalitis due to influenza-specific virus not identified
- Influenza A virus subtype H1 present
- Maternal viral disease complicating pregnancy
- Maternal viral disease in pregnancy
- Neonatal viral infection of skin
- Nonspecific syndrome suggestive of viral illness (finding)
- Oral mucosal viral disease
- Postpartum (after childbirth) viral disease
- Postpartum viral disease
- Postviral depression
- Postviral excessive daytime sleepiness
- Postviral infection debility
- Viral acute pancreatitis
- Viral bronchitis
- Viral carditis
- Viral dermatitis of eyelid
- Viral disease
- Viral disease in childbirth
- Viral disease in pregnancy
- Viral ear infection
- Viral esophagitis
- Viral eye infection
- Viral infection
- Viral infection by site
- Viral lower respiratory infection
- Viral musculoskeletal infection
- Viral myositis
- Viral pleurisy
- Viral respiratory infection
- Viral retinitis
- Viral syndrome
- Viral ulcer of esophagus
- Virus present
- Zanamivir resistant virus present
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
079.99:
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9

virus, viral 079.99
adenovirus

in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079


unspecified nature or site 079.0

central nervous system NEC 049.9

chest 519.8

conjunctivitis 077.99


specified type NEC 077.89

coronavirus 079.89

Coxsackie (see also Infection, Coxsackie) 079.2

Ebola 065.8

ECHO

in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079


unspecified nature or site 079.1

encephalitis 049.9

enteritis NEC (see also Enteritis, viral) 008.8

exanthem NEC 057.9

Hantavirus 079.81

human papilloma 079.4

in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079

intestine (see also Enteritis, viral) 008.8

Lung - see Pneumonia, viral
respiratory syncytial (RSV) 079.6

Retrovirus 079.50

rhinovirus

in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079


unspecified nature or site 079.3

salivary gland disease 078.5

slow 046.9


specified condition NEC 046.8

specified type NEC 079.89


in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079

unspecified nature or site 079.99
warts NEC 078.10
- Septicemia, septicemic (generalized) (suppurative) 038.9

viral 079.99
- Syndrome - see also Disease
virus, viral 079.99
- Virus, viral - see also condition
infection NEC (see also Infection, viral) 079.99
septicemia 079.99