ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G36.8
Other specified acute disseminated demyelination
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G36.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G36 — Other acute disseminated demyelination
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G36.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other specified acute disseminated demyelination. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in G36
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