2025 ICD-10-CM code A88.1
Epidemic vertigo.
Medical necessity is established by the presence of symptoms consistent with epidemic vertigo.Further investigations may be required to rule out other causes if symptoms persist or worsen.
A patient with epidemic vertigo can experience acute giddiness, nausea, vomiting, headache, limb pain, mild fever, upper respiratory illness, and difficulty eating and walking. Providers diagnose the condition based on the patient’s symptoms and physical examination that usually reveals rapid involuntary side to side movements of the eyeballs (horizontal nystagmus). Treatment usually consists of alleviation of symptoms.
- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)
In simple words: Epidemic vertigo is a sudden, severe dizziness where you feel like everything around you or your own body is spinning. It's often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, headache, and sometimes fever. Symptoms typically improve within a few days.
Epidemic vertigo refers to an acute, severe spinning sensation, where it seems as if the surrounding environment or one’s own body is spinning about, without any definite etiology (cause).
Example 1: A 35-year-old patient presents with sudden onset of vertigo, nausea, and vomiting. The physician diagnoses epidemic vertigo based on symptoms and the presence of nystagmus., A child experiences dizziness, headache, and mild fever. The pediatrician suspects epidemic vertigo and recommends symptomatic treatment., Several individuals in a community report similar symptoms of vertigo, nausea, and headache. Public health officials investigate a possible outbreak of epidemic vertigo.
Documentation should include details of the vertigo (onset, severity, duration), associated symptoms (nausea, vomiting, headache, fever), and any neurological findings like nystagmus.
- Specialties:Neurology, Otolaryngology, Infectious Disease, Family Medicine, Pediatrics
- Place of Service:Office, Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital