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2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 079.99
Unspecified viral infection
- 2014
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- Short description: Viral infection NOS.
- ICD-9-CM 079.99 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 079.99 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 079.99.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 079.99: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
079.99 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B97.89 Other viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Approximate Synonyms
- Acute retinal necrosis
- Acute viral bronchiolitis
- Acute viral disease
- Acute viral laryngotracheitis
- Acute viral otitis externa
- Acute viral thyroiditis
- Amantadine resistant virus present
- Arthritis due to viral infection
- Arthritis of hand due to viral infection
- Arthritis of knee due to viral infection
- Arthropathy associated with viral disease
- Boid inclusion body disease
- Cardiomyopathy due to viral infection
- Cardiomyopathy, due to viral infection
- Congenital viral disease
- Congenital viral infection
- Disease of possible viral origin
- Encephalitis due to influenza-specific virus not identified
- Influenza A virus subtype H1 present
- Maternal viral disease complicating pregnancy
- Maternal viral disease in pregnancy
- Neonatal viral infection of skin
- Nonspecific syndrome suggestive of viral illness (finding)
- Oral mucosal viral disease
- Postpartum (after childbirth) viral disease
- Postpartum viral disease
- Postviral depression
- Postviral excessive daytime sleepiness
- Postviral infection debility
- Viral acute pancreatitis
- Viral bronchitis
- Viral carditis
- Viral dermatitis of eyelid
- Viral disease
- Viral disease in childbirth
- Viral disease in pregnancy
- Viral ear infection
- Viral esophagitis
- Viral eye infection
- Viral infection
- Viral infection by site
- Viral lower respiratory infection
- Viral musculoskeletal infection
- Viral myositis
- Viral pleurisy
- Viral respiratory infection
- Viral retinitis
- Viral syndrome
- Viral ulcer of esophagus
- Virus present
- Zanamivir resistant virus present
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
079.99:
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
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virus, viral 079.99![](/images/16x16.gif)
adenovirus![](/images/16x16.gif)
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in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079![](/images/note.png)
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unspecified nature or site 079.0![](/images/note.png)
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central nervous system NEC 049.9![](/images/note.png)
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chest 519.8![](/images/note.png)
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conjunctivitis 077.99![](/images/note.png)
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specified type NEC 077.89
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coronavirus 079.89![](/images/note.png)
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Coxsackie (see also Infection, Coxsackie) 079.2![](/images/note.png)
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Ebola 065.8![](/images/note.png)
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ECHO![](/images/16x16.gif)
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in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079![](/images/note.png)
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unspecified nature or site 079.1![](/images/note.png)
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encephalitis 049.9![](/images/note.png)
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enteritis NEC (see also Enteritis, viral) 008.8![](/images/note.png)
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exanthem NEC 057.9![](/images/note.png)
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Hantavirus 079.81![](/images/note.png)
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human papilloma 079.4![](/images/note.png)
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in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079![](/images/note.png)
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intestine (see also Enteritis, viral) 008.8![](/images/note.png)
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Lung - see Pneumonia, viral![](/images/16x16.gif)
respiratory syncytial (RSV) 079.6![](/images/note.png)
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Retrovirus 079.50![](/images/note.png)
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rhinovirus![](/images/16x16.gif)
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in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079![](/images/note.png)
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unspecified nature or site 079.3![](/images/note.png)
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salivary gland disease 078.5![](/images/note.png)
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slow 046.9![](/images/note.png)
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specified condition NEC 046.8![](/images/note.png)
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specified type NEC 079.89![](/images/note.png)
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in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079![](/images/note.png)
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unspecified nature or site 079.99![](/images/16x16.gif)
warts 078.10![](/images/note.png)
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yaba monkey tumor 059.22![](/images/note.png)
- Septicemia, septicemic (generalized) (suppurative) 038.9
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viral 079.99
- Syndrome - see also Disease
virus, viral 079.99
- Virus, viral - see also condition
infection NEC (see also Infection, viral) 079.99
septicemia 079.99