G37.8 — Other specified demyelinating diseases of central nervous system
Not billable
Is G37.8 billable?
No — G37.8 is a non-billable header code. G37.8 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 2 billable codes beneath G37.8.
Billable codes under this header
G37.8 at a glance
| Code | G37.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified demyelinating diseases of central nervous system |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G37.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G37.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- 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)
What codes fall under G37.8? (2)
How long has G37.8 existed?
G37.8 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2024: G37.8 stopped being billable
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the G37 family? (7)
- G37.0Diffuse sclerosis of central nervous system
- G37.1Central demyelination of corpus callosum
- G37.2Central pontine myelinolysis
- G37.3Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of central nervous system
- G37.4Subacute necrotizing myelitis of central nervous system
- G37.5Concentric sclerosis [Balo] of central nervous system
- G37.9Demyelinating disease of central nervous system, unspecified