G13.8
G13.8: Systemic atrophy primarily affecting central nervous system in other diseases classified elsewhere
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
G13.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for systemic atrophy primarily affecting central nervous system in other diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
- underlying disease
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
G13.8 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Atrophy, atrophic›systemic affecting central nervous system›in›specified disease NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.