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ICD-10-CM Codes
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G00-G99
Diseases of the nervous system
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G35-G37
Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system
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Other acute disseminated demyelination
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G36.8
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G36.8
Other specified acute disseminated demyelination
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- G36.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM G36.8 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G36.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 G36.8 may differ.
The following code(s) above
G36.8 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
G36.8:
- 058 Multiple sclerosis and cerebellar ataxia with mcc
- 059 Multiple sclerosis and cerebellar ataxia with cc
- 060 Multiple sclerosis and cerebellar ataxia without cc/mcc
Convert G36.8 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G36.8
G31.9 Degenerative disease of nervous system, unspecified
G32 Other degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
G32.0 Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord in diseases classified elsewhere
G32.8 Other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
G32.81 Cerebellar ataxia in diseases classified elsewhere
G32.89 Other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
G36 Other acute disseminated demyelination
G36.0 Neuromyelitis optica [Devic]
G36.1 Acute and subacute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis [Hurst]
G36.8
Other specified acute disseminated demyelination
G36.9 Acute disseminated demyelination, unspecified
G37 Other demyelinating diseases of central nervous system
G37.0 Diffuse sclerosis of central nervous system
G37.1 Central demyelination of corpus callosum
G37.2 Central pontine myelinolysis
G37.3 Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of central nervous system
G37.4 Subacute necrotizing myelitis of central nervous system
G37.5 Concentric sclerosis [Balo] of central nervous system
G37.8 Other specified demyelinating diseases of central nervous system
G37.9 Demyelinating disease of central nervous system, unspecified
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
