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Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 047.9
Unspecified viral meningitis
  • Short description: VIRAL MENINGITIS NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 047.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 047.9 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).
  • You are viewing the 2007 version of ICD-9-CM 047.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 047.9: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 047.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A87.9 Viral meningitis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Aseptic meningitis
  • Viral meningitis
Applies To
  • Viral meningitis NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 047.9:
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • enterovirus NEC 079.89
      • central nervous system NEC 048
      • enteritis 008.67
      • meningitis 047.9
    • virus, viral 079.99
      • adenovirus
        • in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079
        • unspecified nature or site 079.0
      • central nervous system NEC 049.9
        • enterovirus 048
          • meningitis 047.9
        • slow virus 046.9
          • specified condition NEC 046.8
      • 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
  • Leptomeningitis (chronic) (circumscribed) (hemorrhagic) (nonsuppurative) (see also Meningitis) 322.9
    • aseptic 047.9
      • adenovirus 049.1
      • Coxsackie virus 047.0
      • ECHO virus 047.1
      • enterovirus 047.9
      • lymphocytic choriomeningitis 049.0
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (basilar) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetica) (toxic) 322.9
    • abacterial NEC (see also Meningitis, aseptic) 047.9
    • endothelial-leukocytic, benign, recurrent 047.9
    • enteroviral 047.9
    • enterovirus 047.9
    • Mollaret's 047.9
    • nonbacterial NEC (see also Meningitis, aseptic) 047.9
    • serous NEC (see also Meningitis, aseptic) 047.9
    • viral, virus NEC (see also Meningitis, aseptic) 047.9
    • Wallgren's (see also Meningitis, aseptic) 047.9
  • Mollaret's meningitis 047.9
  • Schneider's syndrome 047.9
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Schneider's 047.9
  • Wallgren's
    • meningitis (see also Meningitis, aseptic) 047.9
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