Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 062.5
California virus encephalitis
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 062.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 062.5 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: 062.5 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A83.5 California encephalitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • La Crosse encephalitis
  • La crosse virus encephalitis
Applies To
  • Encephalitis:
    • California
    • La Crosse
    • Tahyna fever
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 062.5:
  • California
    • encephalitis 062.5
  • Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
    • California (virus) 062.5
    • La Crosse 062.5
  • Fever 780.60
    • Tahyna 062.5
  • Tahyna fever 062.5
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 062.5 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.