ICD-10-CM Code G04.8
Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 G04.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of G04.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis' in more detail.
- G04.8 Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE G04.81 Other encephalitis and encephalomyelitis
- BILLABLE G04.89 Other myelitis
The ICD code G048 is used to code Bickerstaff's encephalitis
Bickerstaff's encephalitis is a rare inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system, first described by Edwin Bickerstaff in 1951. It may also affect the peripheral nervous system, and has features in common with both Miller Fisher syndrome and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
| ICD 9 Code: | 323.62 |
Coding Notes for G04.8 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Also Note:
Code Also
A Code Also note indicates that two or more codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but the order of codes is at the coder's discretion. Code order depends on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter. - Any associated seizure (G40.-, R56.9) See code G40.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G04.8 - Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code G04.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: G04 - Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis