G36.0

Neuromyelitis optica [Devic]

Billable / specificHCC V28 198

G36.0 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

  • Demyelination in optic neuritis

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • postinfectious encephalitis and encephalomyelitis NOS (G04.01) (from G36)

Excludes2

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

  • optic neuritis NOS (H46)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from G36)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from G36)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from G36)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from G36)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from G36)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from G36)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from G36)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from G36)

Also known as

  • Demyelination in optic neuritis
  • Demyelination, demyelinization, in optic neuritis
  • Devic's disease
  • Disease, diseased, Devic's
  • Myelitis, optic neuritis in
  • Neuritis, optic, with demyelination
  • Neuritis, optic, in myelitis
  • Neuroencephalomyelopathy, optic
  • Neuromyelitis, optica
  • Ophthalmoneuromyelitis

Parent code

  • G36Other acute disseminated demyelinationHeader

Related codes

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

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