A87Viral meningitis
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use A87 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Group A80-A89
- Viral infections of the central nervous system
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh viêm màng não do virus
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: meningitis due to: herpesvirus [herpes simplex] (B00.3) measles virus (B05.1) mumps virus (B26.1) poliomyelitis virus (A80.-) zoster (B02.1)
Related A87 codes
A87.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Enteroviral meningitis (G02.0*)
A87.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Adenoviral meningitis (G02.0*)
A87.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
A87.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other viral meningitis
A87.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Viral meningitis, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
