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Non-specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 323.8
"other causes of encephalitis, myelitis, and encephalomyelitis"
  • Short description: ENCEPHALITIS NEC.
  • There are 2 ICD-9-CM codes below 323.8 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 323.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 323.8: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Applies To
  • Noninfectious acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 323.8:
  • ADEM (acute disseminated encephalomyelitis) (postinfectious) 136.9 [323.6]
    • noninfectious 323.8
  • Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
    • posttraumatic 323.8
    • specified cause NEC 323.8
  • Encephalomyelitis (chronic) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic necrotizing, acute) (myalgic, benign) (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
    • acute disseminated (ADEM) (postinfectious) 136.9 [323.6]
      • infectious 323.6
      • noninfectious 323.8
      • postimmunization 323.5
    • specified cause NEC 323.8
  • Lupus 710.0
 323.72 ICD9Data.com 323.81 
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