G37.2
Central pontine myelinolysis
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
G00-G99chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes
No further instructional notes apply.
Index entries leading here 1
- Myelinolysis, pontine, central G37.2
Alongside this code 7 same parent — G37
G37.0 Diffuse sclerosis of central nervous system G37.1 Central demyelination of corpus callosum G37.3 Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of cnsl G37.4 Subacute necrotizing myelitis of central nervous system G37.5 Concentric sclerosis [Balo] of central nervous system G37.8 Oth demyelinating diseases of central nervous system category G37.9 Demyelinating disease of central nervous system, unspecified
Additional references
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