A81.00 ICD 10 Code is a billable and specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, unspecified for reimbursement purposes. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Terms applicables to A81.00 ICD 10 code
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to A81.00 ICD10 Code:
- A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- A80-A89 Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system
- A81 Atypical virus infections of central nervous system
- A81.0 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- A81.8 Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
A81.00 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about A81.00 ICD 10 code
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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