Emergency: 119
AMDA-IMIC

A87 Viral meningitis

Category / Non-billable header 5 subcodes

Block: Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • meningitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.3)
  • meningitis due to herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.3)
  • meningitis due to measles virus (B05.1)
  • meningitis due to mumps virus (B26.1)
  • meningitis due to poliomyelitis virus (A80.-)
  • meningitis due to zoster (B02.1)

Subcodes

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Code Description Billable
A87..0 Enteroviral meningitis Yes
A87..1 Adenoviral meningitis Yes
A87..2 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis Yes
A87..8 Other viral meningitis Yes
A87..9 Viral meningitis, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026