2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A81.09

Other Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

ICD-10-CM Code:
A81.09
ICD-10 Code for:
Other Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Chronic
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Code Classification

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
    (A00–B99)
    • Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system
      (A80-A89)
      • Atypical virus infections of central nervous system
        (A81)

A81.09 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other creutzfeldt-jakob disease. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Classical sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease caused by human growth hormone
  • Dementia due to Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
  • Dementia due to Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
  • Dementia due to Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
  • Dementia due to familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Dementia due to genetic disease
  • Dementia due to iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Dementia due to prion disease
  • Dementia due to prion disease
  • Dementia due to prion disease
  • Dementia due to sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob
  • Iatrogenic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
  • Iatrogenic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
  • Spongiform encephalopathy
  • Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Sporadic fatal insomnia

Clinical Classification

Clinical CategoryCCSR Category CodeInpatient Default CCSROutpatient Default CCSR
Other specified CNS infection and poliomyelitisNVS003Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
Viral infectionINF008N - Not default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.N - Not default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.

Clinical Information

  • Spongiform Encephalopathy

    encephalopathy that is characterized by tiny holes apparent by microscopy, often due to prion disease.
  • Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Statement|TSE Statement|TSE Stmt

    a declaration that proper measures have been taken to ensure that the risk for spreading transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (tse) through the use of the investigational product (ip) has been minimized, which may include being manufactured with materials of a non-animal origin.
  • Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy|Prion Disease|Prion Disease|Spongiform Encephalopathy|Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy(TSE)

    a transmissible, infectious disease that is caused by a protein that is able to induce abnormal folding of normal cellular proteins, leading to characteristic spongiform brain changes, which are associated with neuronal loss without an inflammatory response. such disorders have typically long incubation periods, but are then generally rapidly progressive and are uniformly fatal.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • CJD
  • Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Subacute spongiform encephalopathy (with dementia)

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert A81.09 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 046.19 - Creutzfldt-Jakob NEC/NOS
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative brain disorder. Symptoms usually start around age 60. Memory problems, behavior changes, vision problems, and poor muscle coordination progress quickly to dementia, coma, and death. Most patients die within a year.

The three main categories of CJD are :

  • Sporadic CJD, which occurs for no known reason
  • Hereditary CJD, which runs in families
  • Acquired CJD, which occurs from contact with infected tissue, usually during a medical procedure

Cattle can get a disease related to CJD called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "mad cow disease." There is concern that people can get a variant of CJD from eating beef from an infected animal, but there is no direct proof to support this.

NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke


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Prion disease

Prion disease represents a group of conditions that affect the nervous system in humans and animals. In people, these conditions impair brain function, causing changes in memory, personality, and behavior; a decline in intellectual function (dementia); and abnormal movements, particularly difficulty with coordinating movements (ataxia). The signs and symptoms of prion disease typically begin in adulthood and worsen with time, leading to death within a few months to several years.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:

  • The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
  • The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.