2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G36.1

Acute and subacute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis [Hurst]

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • G36.1 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 G36.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G36.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 G36.1 may differ.
The following code(s) above G36.1 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 G36.1:
  • 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
  • G36
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G36

    Other acute disseminated demyelination

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • postinfectious encephalitis and encephalomyelitis NOS (G04.01)
    Other acute disseminated demyelination
ICD-10-CM G36.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 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 G36.1 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 G36.1:
  • Hurst's disease G36.1
  • Leukoencephalitis G04.81
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G04.81

    Other encephalitis and encephalomyelitis

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Noninfectious acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (noninfectious ADEM)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G36.1
G31.89 Other specified degenerative diseases of nervous system
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
G35 Multiple sclerosis
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

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