Other acute disseminated demyelination (G36)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)

    • Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (G35-G37)

      • Other acute disseminated demyelination (G36)

        • G36 - Other acute disseminated demyelination NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • G36.0 - Neuromyelitis optica [Devic] BILLABLE CODE
        • G36.1 - Acute and subacute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis [Hurst] BILLABLE CODE
        • G36.8 - Other specified acute disseminated demyelination BILLABLE CODE
        • G36.9 - Acute disseminated demyelination, unspecified BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Other acute disseminated demyelination (G36)

Neuromyelitis Optica - A syndrome characterized by acute OPTIC NEURITIS; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; demyelinating and/or necrotizing lesions in the OPTIC NERVES and SPINAL CORD; and presence of specific autoantibodies to AQUAPORIN 4.

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• postinfectious encephalitis and encephalomyelitis NOS G04.01