A92.3

Applicable To

• West Nile fever

Clinical Information

• A mosquito-borne viral illness caused by the west nile virus, a flavivirus and endemic to regions of africa, asia, and europe. Common clinical features include headache; fever; maculopapular rash; gastrointestinal symptoms; and lymphadenopathy. Meningitis; encephalitis; and myelitis may also occur. The disease may occasionally be fatal or leave survivors with residual neurologic deficits. from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, ch26, p13; lancet 1998 sep 5;352 9130):767-71)

Details

• A92.3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A92.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A92.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 A92.3 may differ.