ICD-10-CM Code G04.3
Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code G04.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of G04.3 that describes the diagnosis 'acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy' in more detail.
- G04.3 Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code G04 is used to code Meningoencephalitis
Meningoencephalitis (/mɪˌnɪŋɡoʊɛnˌsɛfəˈlaɪtᵻs, -ˌnɪndʒoʊ-, -ən-, -ˌkɛ-/; from Greek: meninges- membranes; enkephalos brain; and -itis inflammation) is a medical condition that simultaneously resembles both meningitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the meninges, and encephalitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the brain.
| Specialty: | Neurology |
| MeSH Codes: | D888590, D009187, D004679 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 323.9, 323, 323 |
Coding Notes for G04.3 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis - instead, use code G04.0-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G04.3 - Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code G04.3. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: G04 - Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis