Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 323.62
Other postinfectious encephalitis and encephalomyelitis
  • Short description: Postinf encephalitis NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 323.62 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 323.62 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 323.62.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 323.62: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 323.62 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G04.30 Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy, unspecified
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G04.31 Postinfectious acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
Approximate Synonyms
  • Encephalitis, postinfectious
  • Encephalomyelitis, post infectious
  • Encephalomyelitis, postinfectious
  • Postinfectious encephalitis
  • Post-infectious encephalitis
  • Postinfectious encephalomyelitis
  • Post-infectious encephalomyelitis
323.62 Excludes
  • encephalitis:
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 323.62:
  • Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
    • postexanthematous NEC 057.9 [323.62]
    • postinfectious NEC 136.9 [323.62]
    • postviral NEC 079.99 [323.62]
      • postexanthematous 057.9 [323.62]
        • specified NEC 057.8 [323.62]
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