Diagnosis Code

G95.9 DISEASE OF SPINAL CORD, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G95.9

Short Description: Disease of spinal cord, unspecified

Long Description: Disease of spinal cord, unspecified

The code G95.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Other disorders of the nervous system (G89-G99)
      • Other and unspecified diseases of spinal cord (G95)
        • G95.9 Disease of spinal cord, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute complete quadriplegia due to spinal cord lesion between fifth and seventh cervical vertebra
  • Acute complete quadriplegia due to spinal cord lesion between first and fourth cervical vertebra
  • Acute myelopathy
  • Acute paralysis due to lesion of spinal cord
  • Acute paralysis due to lesion of spinal cord
  • Acute paralysis due to lesion of spinal cord
  • Cervical myelopathy
  • Chronic incomplete quadriplegia due to spinal cord lesion between fifth and seventh cervical vertebra
  • Chronic incomplete quadriplegia due to spinal cord lesion between first and fourth cervical vertebra
  • Chronic myelopathy
  • Chronic paralysis due to lesion of spinal cord
  • Chronic paralysis due to lesion of spinal cord
  • Chronic paralysis due to lesion of spinal cord
  • Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord
  • Complete tetraplegia due to lesion at C1-C4 level
  • Complete tetraplegia due to lesion at C5-C7 level
  • Disorder of spinal cord co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Disorder of spinal cord co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Incomplete tetraplegia due to lesion at C5-C7 level
  • Incomplete tetraplegia due to spinal cord lesion at C1-C4 level
  • Lesion of spinal cord
  • Myelopathy co-occurrent and due to spinal stenosis of thoracic region
  • Myelopathy due to another disorder
  • Myelopathy due to excess nutrient
  • Myelopathy due to excess zinc
  • Myelopathy due to metabolic disorder
  • Myelopathy due to spinal stenosis of lumbar region
  • Myelopathy post intrathecal injection of chemotherapeutic agent
  • Myelopathy with AIDS
  • Paralysis due to lesion of spinal cord
  • Spinal cord defect affecting skin
  • Spinal cord disease
  • Spinal stenosis of lumbar region
  • Spinal stenosis of thoracic region
  • Tetraplegic spinal paralysis
  • Tetraplegic spinal paralysis
  • Tetraplegic spinal paralysis
  • Tetraplegic spinal paralysis
  • Thoracic myelopathy

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G95.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Myelopathy NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G95.9 Right Arrow 336.9 Spinal cord disease NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
G95 Other and unspecified diseases of spinal cord
G95.0 Syringomyelia and syringobulbia
G95.1 Vascular myelopathies
G95.11 Acute infarction of spinal cord (embolic) (nonembolic)
G95.19 Other vascular myelopathies
G95.2 Other and unspecified cord compression
G95.20 Unspecified cord compression
G95.29 Other cord compression
G95.8 Other specified diseases of spinal cord
G95.81 Conus medullaris syndrome
G95.89 Other specified diseases of spinal cord


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023