2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 062.1
Western equine encephalitis
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 062.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 062.1 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
062.1 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A83.1 Western equine encephalitis
Clinical Information
- Form of arboviral encephalitis which primarily affects horses, endemic to western and central north america; the virus may be transferred to humans via mosquito bite; clinical manifestations include headache and influenza-like symptoms followed by alterations in mentation, seizures and coma; survivors may be left with residual neurologic dysfunction
viral, virus 049.9
Western equine 062.1
