Is G32.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. G32.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does G32.8 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99), in the block Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system (G30-G32).

What cannot be coded together with G32.8?

G32.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

G32.8

G32.8 — Other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

G32.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

superior hemorrhagic polioencephalitis [Wernicke's encephalopathy] (E51.2)

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

underlying disease, such as:
amyloidosis cerebral degeneration (E85.-)
cerebral degeneration (due to) hypothyroidism (E00.0-E03.9)
cerebral degeneration (due to) neoplasm (C00-D49)
cerebral degeneration (due to) vitamin B deficiency, except thiamine (E52-E53.-)

Risk adjustment

G32.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead G32.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share G32. If G32.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

G32.0Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord in diseases classified elsewhere

Questions about G32.8

Is G32.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. G32.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does G32.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99), in the block Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system (G30-G32).
What cannot be coded together with G32.8?: G32.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.