G04.39

G04.39: Other acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G04.39 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check G04.39 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

underlying etiology, if applicable

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above G04.39

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on G04.3: Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy

acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis (G04.0-)

Written on G04: Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis

encephalopathy NOS (G93.40)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G04.39

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on G04: Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis

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)

Other codes that can never be billed with G04.39

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

G03Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

G04.39 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56799Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing