1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. G00-G99
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3. G89-G99
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4. G95-
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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G95.9

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G95.9

Disease of spinal cord, unspecified

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

• G95.9 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 G95.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G95.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 G95.9 may differ.

• Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy
• Myelopathy
• Myelopathy due to another disorder
• Myelopathy secondary
• Spinal cord disease
• Spinal cord injury
• Spinal cord lesion

• A non neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the spinal cord.
• Pathologic conditions which feature spinal cord damage or dysfunction, including disorders involving the meninges and perimeningeal spaces surrounding the spinal cord.
• Pathologic conditions which feature spinal cord damage or dysfunction, including disorders involving the meninges and perimeningeal spaces surrounding the spinal cord. Traumatic injuries, vascular diseases, infections, and inflammatory/autoimmune processes may affect the spinal cord.
• Your spinal cord is the part of your nervous system that relays messages to and from your brain. It is housed inside your vertebrae, which are the bone disks that make up your spine. Normally, your vertebrae protect your spinal cord. If they don't, you can sustain a spinal cord injury. Besides injuries, the spinal cord can develop
  • tumors
  • infections such as meningitis and poliomyelitis
  • inflammatory diseases
  • autoimmune diseases
  • degenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy
  symptoms vary but might include pain, numbness, loss of sensation and muscle weakness. These symptoms can occur around the spinal cord, and also in other areas such as your arms and legs. Treatments vary but often include medicines and surgery.

• 091 Other disorders of nervous system with mcc
• 092 Other disorders of nervous system with cc
• 093 Other disorders of nervous system without cc/mcc
• 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
• 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
• 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert G95.9 to ICD-9-CM

• 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

• Type 1 Excludes: G95.89
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G95.89

  Other specified diseases of spinal cord

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Cord bladder NOS
  • Drug-induced myelopathy
  • Radiation-induced myelopathy

  Type 1 Excludes

  • myelopathy NOS (G95.9)

• Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • spinal (cord) G95.9
• Lesion(s) (nontraumatic)
  • spinal cord G95.9
• Myelopathy (spinal cord) G95.9

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