All ICD10 Codes

A80

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Acute poliomyelitis

Use a more specific code (5 billable, 1 non-billable)
A80.0Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, vaccine-associatedA80.1Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, wild virus, importedA80.2Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, wild virus, indigenousA80.3Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, other and unspecifiedhas subcodesA80.4Acute nonparalytic poliomyelitisA80.9Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).

CH1 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

A80-A89 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • postpolio syndrome (G14)
  • sequelae of poliomyelitis (B91)
  • sequelae of viral encephalitis (B94.1)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • acute flaccid myelitis (G04.82)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
A80-A89Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)
A80Acute poliomyelitisNot billable
A80.0Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, vaccine-associatedBillable
A80.1Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, wild virus, importedBillable
A80.2Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, wild virus, indigenousBillable
A80.3Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, other and unspecifiedSubcodes
A80.4Acute nonparalytic poliomyelitisBillable
A80.9Acute poliomyelitis, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to A80:

blockA80-A89
Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)
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chapterCH1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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