G36
G36: Other acute disseminated demyelination
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
G36 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other acute disseminated demyelination. 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.
- postinfectious encephalitis and encephalomyelitis NOS (G04.01)
Other codes that can never be billed with G36
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- G37.3Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of central nervous system
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead G36
4 child codes. Green means billable.