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G08 - Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis

ICD-10-CM Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system · G00-G09 Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09) · Top-level category · FY2027

Applicable To

Inclusion terms listed under G08 in the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Septic embolism of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic endophlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic phlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic thrombophlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
  • Septic thrombosis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom G08

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • intracranial phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating:
  • abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.7)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.5, O87.3)
  • nonpyogenic intracranial phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (I67.6)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom G08

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • intracranial phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating nonpyogenic intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (G95.1)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter G00-G99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • 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)

Inpatient DRG Payments

DRG 09221,703 discharges

Other Disorders Of Nervous System With Cc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$8,168

Total Payment$10,433
Patient Responsibility$2,265
Hospital Charge$51,562
DRG 02313,507 discharges

Craniotomy With Major Device Implant Or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis With Mcc O

Avg. Medicare Payment

$47,603

Total Payment$56,108
Patient Responsibility$8,505
Hospital Charge$280,968
DRG 09116,666 discharges

Other Disorders Of Nervous System With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$14,574

Total Payment$17,445
Patient Responsibility$2,871
Hospital Charge$82,750
DRG 0245,034 discharges

Craniotomy With Major Device Implant Or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis Without Mc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$30,632

Total Payment$36,289
Patient Responsibility$5,657
Hospital Charge$192,536
DRG 0935,250 discharges

Other Disorders Of Nervous System Without Cc/mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$5,933

Total Payment$8,173
Patient Responsibility$2,241
Hospital Charge$44,661

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