G37.0

Billable

Diffuse sclerosis of central nervous system

Diffuse sclerosis of central nervous system

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

G35-G37

Parent Code

G37

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Periaxial encephalitis
  • Schilder's disease

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • X linked adrenoleukodystrophy (E71.52-)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • 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)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code G37.0?

ICD-10-CM code G37.0 represents "Diffuse sclerosis of central nervous system". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is G37.0 a billable code?

Yes, G37.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is G37.0 in?

G37.0 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).

What codes cannot be used with G37.0?

G37.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: X linked adrenoleukodystrophy (E71.52-).

What SNOMED CT codes does G37.0 map to?

G37.0 maps to 1 SNOMED CT concept: 49692006. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for G37.0?

G37.0 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0007795, C2875070, C2875069. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.