G36

Other acute disseminated demyelination

Non-billable header

G36 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • postinfectious encephalitis and encephalomyelitis NOS (G04.01)

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)

More specific codes G36

  • G36.0Neuromyelitis optica [Devic]Billable
  • G36.1Acute and subacute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis [Hurst]Billable
  • G36.8Other specified acute disseminated demyelinationBillable
  • G36.9Acute disseminated demyelination, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • G35Multiple sclerosisHeader
  • G37Other demyelinating diseases of central nervous systemHeader

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