G95.20
BillableUnspecified cord compression
Unspecified cord compression
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •myelitisG04
Related Codes(1)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(59)
SNOMED CT
- Compression of spinal cord71286001
- SCC - Spinal cord compression71286001
- Spinal cord compression71286001
- Traumatic spinal cord compression83716008
- Metastatic spinal cord compression713425003
- Spinal cord compression due to metastasis to spine713425003
- Spinal cord compression due to degenerative disorder of spinal column723129002
- Compression of cervical spinal cord1156266006
- Spinal cord compression due to neoplasm1197277003
- Myelopathy due to malignant neoplastic disease135511000119105
- Myelopathy in malignant neoplastic disease135511000119105
- Myelopathy due to spinal cord compression16219341000119105
UMLS
- Compression of spinal cordC0037926
- Compression, Spinal CordC0037926
- Compressions, Spinal CordC0037926
- Compressive MyelopathyC0037926
- Extramedullary Spinal Cord CompressionC0037926
- Myelopathy, CompressiveC0037926
- Pressure on spinal cordC0037926
- SCC - Spinal cord compressionC0037926
- Spinal Cord CompressionC0037926
- Spinal Cord Compression, ExtramedullaryC0037926
- Spinal Cord CompressionsC0037926
- Spinal cord compressionC0037926
- Spinal cord compression (disorder)C0037926
- Spinal cord compression NOSC0037926
- Unspecified cord compressionC0037926
- compression cord spinalC0037926
- compression of spinal cordC0037926
- compression spinal cordC0037926
- compressive myelopathyC0037926
- cord compressionC0037926
- spinal cord compressionC0037926
- spinal cord compressionsC0037926
Clinical Terms
- Spinal Cord Compression, Extramedullary
- spinal cord compression
- Compressions, Spinal Cord
- Spinal cord compression (disorder)
- spinal cord compressions
- compression spinal cord
- Metastatic spinal cord compression
- Compression of cervical spinal cord
- Myelopathy due to malignant neoplastic disease
- SCC - Spinal cord compression
- Myelopathy in malignant neoplastic disease
- Traumatic spinal cord compression
- cord compression
- Pressure on spinal cord
- Spinal cord compression due to metastasis to spine
- Compressive Myelopathy
- compression of spinal cord
- Extramedullary Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal cord compression due to neoplasm
- compression cord spinal
- Spinal cord compression due to degenerative disorder of spinal column
- Compression, Spinal Cord
- Myelopathy, Compressive
- Myelopathy due to spinal cord compression
- Spinal cord compression NOS
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified cord compression?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified cord compression is G95.20. The full clinical description is "Unspecified cord compression". G95.20 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G95.20 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G95.20 represents “Unspecified cord compression”. It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G95.20 a billable code?
Yes, G95.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G95.20 in?
G95.20 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What SNOMED CT codes does G95.20 map to?
G95.20 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 1156266006, 71286001, 713425003, 135511000119105, 16219341000119105, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G95.20?
G95.20 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0037926. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does G95.20 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified cord compression affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of G95.20?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for G95.20 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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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.