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G04 Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis

ICD-10-CM category G04 sits in Chapter 6 (Diseases of the nervous system, G00-G99). It contains 14 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.

Subcategories

G04.0 Acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis (ADEM)G04.3 Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathyG04.8 Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitisG04.9 Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified

Billable codes in G04

CodeDescription
G04.00Acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified
G04.01Postinfectious acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis (postinfectious ADEM)
G04.02Postimmunization acute disseminated encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
G04.1Tropical spastic paraplegia
G04.2Bacterial meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis, not elsewhere classified
G04.30Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy, unspecified
G04.31Postinfectious acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
G04.32Postimmunization acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
G04.39Other acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
G04.81Other encephalitis and encephalomyelitis
G04.82Acute flaccid myelitis
G04.89Other myelitis
G04.90Encephalitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified
G04.91Myelitis, unspecified

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