ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G95.1
Vascular myelopathies
Diseases of the nervous system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- G95.1
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G95 — Other and unspecified diseases of spinal cord
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G95.1 is a category (header) for vascular myelopathies. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in G95
- G95Other and unspecified diseases of spinal cord
- G95.0Syringomyelia and syringobulbia
- G95.11Acute infarction of spinal cord (embolic) (nonembolic)
- G95.19Other vascular myelopathies
- G95.2Other and unspecified cord compression
- G95.20Unspecified cord compression
- G95.29Other cord compression
- G95.8Other specified diseases of spinal cord
- G95.81Conus medullaris syndrome
- G95.89Other specified diseases of spinal cord
- G95.9Disease of spinal cord, unspecified
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