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G05.8 Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in other diseases classified elsewhere

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G05.8 is the ICD-10 code for Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in other diseases classified elsewhere. It is a four-character subcategory of G05 (Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G00–G09 (Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VI · G00–G99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What G05.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Encephalitis in systemic lupus erythematosus M32.1

G05.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

G05.8Encefalit, myelit och encefalomyelit vid andra sjukdomar som klassificeras på annan plats

NorwayICD-10-NO

G05.8Encefalitt, myelitt eller encefalomyelitt ved annen sykdom klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DG058Encefalitis, myelitis og encefalomyelitis ved anden sygdom klassificeret andetsteds

GermanyICD-10-GM

G05.8Enzephalitis, Myelitis und Enzephalomyelitis bei sonstigen anderenorts klassifizierten Krankheiten

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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