A80
Acute poliomyelitis
A80 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for acute poliomyelitis. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are A80.0 Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, vaccine-associated; A80.1 Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, wild virus, imported; A80.2 Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, wild virus, indigenous; A80.3 Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, other and unspecified and 2 more. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 4 Excludes1 entries and 5 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
- acute flaccid myelitis (G04.82)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (5 notes)
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- 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)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
More specific codes under A80 6
- 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 unspecifiedHeader
- A80.4Acute nonparalytic poliomyelitisBillable
- A80.9Acute poliomyelitis, unspecifiedBillable