Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 046.2
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 046.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 046.2 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 046.2 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A81.1 Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Clinical Information
  • Rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
Applies To
  • Dawson's inclusion body encephalitis
  • Van Bogaert's sclerosing leukoencephalitis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 046.2:
  • Bodechtel-Guttmann disease (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) 046.2
  • Dawson's encephalitis 046.2
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Bodechtel-Guttmann (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) 046.2
  • Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
    • Dawson's (inclusion body) 046.2
    • diffuse sclerosing 046.2
    • inclusion body 046.2
    • subacute sclerosing 046.2
    • van Bogaert's 046.2
  • Leukoencephalitis
    • subacute sclerosing 046.2
      • van Bogaert's 046.2
    • van Bogaert's (sclerosing) 046.2
  • Panencephalitis - see also Encephalitis
    • subacute, sclerosing 046.2
  • van Bogaert's leukoencephalitis (sclerosing) (subacute) 046.2
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