Diagnosis Code

G04.8 OTHER ENCEPHALITIS, MYELITIS AND ENCEPHALOMYELITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G04.8

Short Description: Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis

Long Description: Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis

The code G04.8 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09)
      • Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (G04)
        • G04.8 Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G04.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Code Also:
    • any associated seizure (@G40*.-, @R56.9*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
G04 Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
G04.0 Acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
G04.00 Acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified
G04.01 Postinfectious acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis (postinfectious ADEM)
G04.02 Postimmunization acute disseminated encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
G04.1 Tropical spastic paraplegia
G04.2 Bacterial meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis, not elsewhere classified
G04.3 Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
G04.30 Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy, unspecified
G04.31 Postinfectious acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
G04.32 Postimmunization acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
G04.39 Other acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
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


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