2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G05.4

Myelitis in diseases classified elsewhere

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Manifestation Code
  • G05.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G05.4 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G05.4 - other international versions of ICD-10 G05.4 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
  • G05.4 describes the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself.
Applicable To
  • Meningomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere
The following code(s) above G05.4 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 G05.4:
  • G00-G99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range G00-G99

    Diseases of the nervous system

    Type 2 Excludes
    • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
    • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
    • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
    • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • neoplasms (C00-D49)
    • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
    Diseases of the nervous system
  • G05
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G05

    Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Code First
    • underlying disease, such as:
    • congenital toxoplasmosis encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (P37.1)
    • cytomegaloviral encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B25.8)
    • encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (in) systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.19)
    • eosinophilic meningoencephalitis (B83.2)
    • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
    • poliovirus (A80.-)
    • suppurative otitis media (H66.01-H66.4)
    • trichinellosis (B75)
    Type 1 Excludes
    • adenoviral encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (A85.1)
    • encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (in) measles (B05.0)
    • enteroviral encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (A85.0)
    • herpesviral [herpes simplex] encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B00.4)
    • listerial encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (A32.12)
    • meningococcal encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (A39.81)
    • mumps encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B26.2)
    • postchickenpox encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B01.1-)
    • rubella encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B06.01)
    • toxoplasmosis encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B58.2)
    • zoster encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B02.0)
    Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere
Approximate Synonyms
  • Human immunodeficiency virus myelitis
  • Myelitis due to hiv
ICD-10-CM G05.4 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
  • 024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mcc
  • 097 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis with mcc
  • 098 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis with cc
  • 099 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis without cc/mcc

Convert G05.4 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
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to G05.4:
  • Meningomyelitis - see also Meningoencephalitis
    • in diseases classified elsewhere G05.4
  • Myelitis (acute) (ascending) (childhood) (chronic) (descending) (diffuse) (disseminated) (idiopathic) (pressure) (progressive) (spinal cord) (subacute) G04.91
    - see also Encephalitis
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G04.91

    Myelitis, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • in diseases classified elsewhere G05.4

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G05.4
G04.39 Other acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
G04.8 Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
G04.81 Other encephalitis and encephalomyelitis
G04.82 Acute flaccid myelitis
G04.89 Other myelitis
G04.9 Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified
G04.90 Encephalitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified
G04.91 Myelitis, unspecified
G05 Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere
G05.3 Encephalitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere
G05.4 Myelitis in diseases classified elsewhere
G06 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma
G06.0 Intracranial abscess and granuloma
G06.1 Intraspinal abscess and granuloma
G06.2 Extradural and subdural abscess, unspecified
G07 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere
G08 Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis
G09 Sequelae of inflammatory diseases of central nervous system
G10 Huntington's disease
G11 Hereditary ataxia
G11.0 Congenital nonprogressive ataxia

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.