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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G05.4

Myelitis in diseases classified elsewhere

ICD-10-CM Code:
G05.4
ICD-10 Code for:
Myelitis in diseases classified elsewhere
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the nervous system
    (G00–G99)
    • Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system
      (G00-G09)
      • Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere
        (G05)

G05.4 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of myelitis in diseases classified elsewhere. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Borrelia infection of central nervous system
  • Coccidioides infection of the central nervous system
  • Coenurosis
  • Cysticercosis myelitis
  • Cysticercosis myelitis
  • Cytomegalovirus infection of the central nervous system
  • Dengue
  • Disorder of spinal cord co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Disorder of spinal cord co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Epstein Barr virus infection of the central nervous system
  • Histoplasma infection of central nervous system
  • Histoplasmosis of spinal cord
  • Infection by Coenurosis cerebralis
  • Infection by Multiceps multiceps
  • Infection caused by Roseolovirus
  • Myelitis caused by Actinomyces
  • Myelitis caused by Aspergillus
  • Myelitis caused by bacterium
  • Myelitis caused by bacterium
  • Myelitis caused by bacterium
  • Myelitis caused by Borrelia burgdorferi
  • Myelitis caused by Coccidioides
  • Myelitis caused by Coenurus cerebralis
  • Myelitis caused by Cytomegalovirus
  • Myelitis caused by Dengue virus
  • Myelitis caused by Enterovirus
  • Myelitis caused by Epstein-Barr virus
  • Myelitis caused by fungus
  • Myelitis caused by fungus
  • Myelitis caused by fungus
  • Myelitis caused by Human herpes virus
  • Myelitis caused by Human herpes virus
  • Myelitis caused by Human herpes virus
  • Myelitis caused by human poliovirus
  • Myelitis caused by Influenza A virus
  • Myelitis caused by Plasmodium
  • Myelitis caused by Roseolovirus
  • Myelitis caused by Schistosoma
  • Myelitis caused by Schistosoma
  • Myelitis caused by Schistosoma
  • Myelitis caused by Schistosoma
  • Myelitis caused by Schistosoma haematobium
  • Myelitis caused by Schistosoma japonicum
  • Myelitis caused by Schistosoma mansoni
  • Myelitis caused by Toxoplasma gondii
  • Myelitis caused by Treponema pallidum
  • Myelitis co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Myelitis co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Myelitis with AIDS
  • Myelopathy with AIDS
  • Parasitic infection causing myelitis
  • Parasitic infection causing myelitis
  • Parasitic infection causing myelitis
  • Parasitic infection causing myelitis
  • Parasitic infection causing myelitis
  • Parasitic infection causing myelitis
  • Parasitic infection causing myelitis
  • Parasitic infection causing myelitis
  • Parasitic infection causing myelitis
  • Protozoal myelitis
  • Protozoal myelitis
  • Protozoal myelitis
  • Schistosoma haematobium infection
  • Schistosoma japonicum infection
  • Schistosoma mansoni infection

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Dengue

    an acute febrile disease transmitted by the bite of aedes mosquitoes infected with dengue virus. it is self-limiting and characterized by fever, myalgia, headache, and rash. severe dengue is a more virulent form of dengue.

  • Dengue Vaccines

    vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent infection with dengue virus. these include live-attenuated, subunit, dna, and inactivated vaccines.

  • Dengue Virus

    a species of the genus flavivirus which causes an acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease in man. dengue is mosquito-borne and four serotypes are known.

  • Severe Dengue

    a virulent form of dengue characterized by thrombocytopenia and an increase in vascular permeability (grades i and ii) and distinguished by a positive pain test (e.g., tourniquet pain test). when accompanied by shock (grades iii and iv), it is called dengue shock syndrome.

  • Flavivirus

    a genus of flaviviridae containing several subgroups and many species. most are arboviruses transmitted by mosquitoes or ticks. the type species is yellow fever virus.

  • Schistosoma Japonicum Infection

    an infection that is caused by schistosoma japonicum.

  • Schistosoma Mansoni Infection

    an infection that is caused by schistosoma mansoni.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Meningomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10-CM Code Edits are applicable to this code:

  • Manifestation diagnoses - Manifestation codes describe the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself, and therefore should not be used as a principal diagnosis.

Convert G05.4 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 323.42 - Oth myelitis ot inf else
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Spinal Cord Diseases

Your spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that runs down the middle of your back. It carries signals back and forth between your body and your brain. It is protected by your vertebrae, which are the bone disks that make up your spine. If you have an accident that damages the vertebrae or other parts of the spine, this can also injure the spinal cord. Other spinal cord problems include:

  • Tumors
  • Infections such as meningitis and polio
  • 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 often include medicines and surgery.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.