G04

Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis

Non-billable header

G04 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • acute ascending myelitis
  • meningoencephalitis
  • meningomyelitis

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • acute transverse myelitis (G37.3)
  • alcoholic encephalopathy (G31.2)
  • multiple sclerosis (G35-)
  • myalgic encephalomyelitis (G93.32)
  • subacute necrotizing myelitis (G37.4)
  • toxic encephalitis (G92.8)
  • toxic encephalopathy (G92.8)

More specific codes G04

  • G04.0Acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis (ADEM)Header
  • G04.1Tropical spastic paraplegiaBillable
  • G04.2Bacterial meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
  • G04.3Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathyHeader
  • G04.8Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitisHeader
  • G04.9Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecifiedHeader

Related codes

  • G00Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • G01Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhereBillable
  • G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhereBillable
  • G03Meningitis due to other and unspecified causesHeader
  • G05Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhereHeader
  • G06Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granulomaHeader
  • G07Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhereBillable
  • G08Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitisBillable
  • G09Sequelae of inflammatory diseases of central nervous systemBillable

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