341.21 ACUTE MYELITIS OTH COND


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 341.21

Short Description: Acute myelitis oth cond

Long Description: Acute (transverse) myelitis in conditions classified elsewhere

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Other disorders of the central nervous system (340-349)
      • 341 Other demyelinating diseases of central nervous system
        • 341.21 Acute myelitis oth cond

This code is valid for manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 341.21 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Myelitis (ascending) (cerebellar) (childhood) (chronic) (descending) (diffuse) (disseminated) (pressure) (progressive) (spinal cord) (subacute) (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
    • acute (transverse) 341.20
      • in conditions classified elsewhere 341.21
    • transverse 323.82
      • acute 341.20
        • in conditions classified elsewhere 341.21

Crosswalk Information

The code 341.21 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
341.21 Right Arrow G37.3 Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of cnsl
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
341.0 Neuromyelitis optica
341.1 Schilder's disease
341.20 Acute (transverse) myelitis NOS
341.22 Idiopathic transverse myelitis
341.8 Other demyelinating diseases of central nervous system
341.9 Demyelinating disease of central nervous system, unspecified


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