Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 323.9
Unspecified cause of encephalitis
  • Short description: Encephalitis NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 323.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 323.9 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 323.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 323.9: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 323.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G04.90 Encephalitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G04.91 Myelitis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute and subacute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis [Hurst]
  • Acute ascending myelitis
  • Acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis
  • Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis
  • Acute necrotizing myelitis
  • Acute non-infective transverse myelitis
  • Acute transverse myelitis
  • Acute viral transverse myelitis
  • Brainstem encephalitis
  • Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy
  • Cerebral irritation
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalitis associated with AIDS
  • Encephalitis, limbic
  • Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
  • Encephalomyelitis
  • Encephalomyelitis, hemorrhagic, acute
  • Focal encephalitis
  • Fungal infection of brain
  • Granulomatous meningoencephalitis
  • Granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis
  • Inflammation of spinal cord due to toxin
  • Leukoencephalopathy
  • Leukoencephalopathy, subcortical
  • Limbic encephalitis
  • Meningoencephalitis
  • Meningoencephalomyelitis
  • Meningomyelitis
  • Myelitis
  • Myelitis associated with AIDS
  • Necrotizing myelitis of CNS, subacute
  • Primary encephalitis
  • Rasmussen syndrome
  • Subacute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis
  • Subacute necrotizing myelitis
  • Subacute necrotizing myelitis of CNS
  • Subcortical leukoencephalopathy
  • Transverse myelopathy syndrome
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 323.9:
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