G04 Non-Billable Code
Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
Chapter Classification
Chapter 6
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Section Detail
G00-G09
Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
includes
- acute ascending myelitis
- meningoencephalitis
- meningomyelitis
excludes1
- encephalopathy NOS (G93.40)
excludes2
- acute transverse myelitis (G37.3)
- alcoholic encephalopathy (G31.2)
- multiple sclerosis (G35-)
- myalgic encephalomyelitis (G93.32)
- subacute necrotizing myelitis (G37.4)
- toxic encephalitis (G92.8)
- toxic encephalopathy (G92.8)
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- G04.0 - Acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
- G04.1 - Tropical spastic paraplegia Billable
- G04.2 - Bacterial meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis, not elsewhere classified Billable
- G04.3 - Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
- G04.8 - Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
- G04.9 - Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified
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