G08

Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis

Billable / specific

G08 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Septic embolism of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic endophlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic phlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic thrombophlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic thrombosis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • intracranial phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating:
  • abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.7)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.5, O87.3)
  • nonpyogenic intracranial phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (I67.6)

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)
  • intracranial phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating nonpyogenic intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (G95.1)

Also known as

  • Septic embolism of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic endophlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic phlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic thrombophlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic thrombosis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Embolism, intracranial, venous sinus
  • Embolism, intraspinal venous sinuses or veins
  • Embolism, venous sinus
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory, vein, intracranial or intraspinal
  • Phlebitis, intracranial
  • Phlebitis, intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Thrombophlebitis, cavernoussinus
  • Thrombophlebitis, cerebral
  • Thrombophlebitis, intracranial venous sinus
  • Thrombophlebitis, intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Thrombophlebitis, lateralsinus
  • Thrombophlebitis, longitudinalsinus
  • Thrombophlebitis, sinus
  • Thrombosis, thrombotic, intraspinal venous sinuses and veins

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
  • G04Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitisHeader
  • G05Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhereHeader
  • G06Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granulomaHeader
  • G07Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhereBillable
  • G09Sequelae of inflammatory diseases of central nervous systemBillable

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