G05Non-billable
Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere
Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system
Excludes1
11 items
Excludes1
- •adenoviral encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (A85.1)
- •encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (in) measles (B05.0)
- •enteroviral encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (A85.0)
- •herpesviral [herpes simplex] encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B00.4)
- •listerial encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (A32.12)
- •meningococcal encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (A39.81)
- •mumps encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B26.2)
- •postchickenpox encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B01.1-)
- •rubella encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B06.01)
- •toxoplasmosis encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B58.2)
- •zoster encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B02.0)
Code First
10 items
Code First
- •underlying disease, such as:
- •congenital toxoplasmosis encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (P37.1)
- •cytomegaloviral encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B25.8)
- •encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (in) systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.19)
- •eosinophilic meningoencephalitis (B83.2)
- •human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
- •poliovirus (A80.-)
- •
- •systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.19)
- •trichinellosis (B75)
Coding Guidance
G05 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes2
8 items
Excludes2
From G00-G99:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- •neoplasms (C00-D49)
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)