G36.0

Applicable To

• Demyelination in optic neuritis

Approximate Synonyms

• Devics disease

• Neuromyelitis optica

Clinical Information

• A syndrome characterized by acute optic neuritis in combination with acute myelitis, transverse. Demyelinating and/or necrotizing lesions form in one or both optic nerves and in the spinal cord. The onset of optic neuritis and myelitis may be simultaneous or separated by several months. j neurol neurosurg psychiatry 1996 apr;60 4):382-387)

• An autoimmune inflammatory syndrome characterized by optic neuritis and myelitis. Signs and symptoms include loss of vision, weakness and paralysis of the extremities, and loss of sensation.

Details

• G36.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G36.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G36.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 G36.0 may differ.