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G37.3 - Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of central nervous system


The ICD 10 Code for Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of central nervous system is listed as G37.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: G37.3
Description: Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of central nervous system
  • Acute transverse myelitis NOS
  • Acute transverse myelopathy
  • Excludes1: multiple sclerosis (G35)
  • neuromyelitis optica [Devic] (G36.0)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
023 - Cranio W Major Dev Impl/acute Complex Cns Pdx W Mcc Or Chemo Implant
024 - Cranio W Major Dev Impl/acute Complex Cns Pdx W/o Mcc
025 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W Mcc
026 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W Cc
027 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W/o Cc/mcc
097 - Non-bacterial Infect Of Nervous Sys Exc Viral Meningitis W Mcc
098 - Non-bacterial Infect Of Nervous Sys Exc Viral Meningitis W Cc
099 - Non-bacterial Infect Of Nervous Sys Exc Viral Meningitis W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Block Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (G35-G37)
Parent G37 - Other demyelinating diseases of central nervous system
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 341.20 - Acute (transverse) myelitis NOS (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 341.21 - Acute (transverse) myelitis in conditions classified elsewhere (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of G37.3:
G37.0 - Diffuse sclerosis of central nervous system
G37.1 - Central demyelination of corpus callosum
G37.2 - Central pontine myelinolysis
G37.4 - Subacute necrotizing myelitis of central nervous system
G37.5 - Concentric sclerosis [Balo] of central nervous system
G37.8 - Other specified demyelinating diseases of central nervous system
G37.9 - Demyelinating disease of central nervous system, unspecified