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G98.0

G98.0: Neurogenic arthritis, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G98.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for neurogenic arthritis, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check G98.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

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

  • spondylopathy (in):
  • syringomyelia and syringobulbia (G95.0)
  • tabes dorsalis (A52.11)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Nonsyphilitic neurogenic arthropathy NEC
  • Nonsyphilitic neurogenic spondylopathy NEC

Other codes that can never be billed with G98.0

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

  • M49Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

G98.0 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Arthritis, arthritic›in›neurological disorder NEC
  • Arthritis, arthritic›neuropathic›nonsyphilitic NEC
  • Arthropathy›neuropathic›nonsyphilitic NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under G98

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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