G08 Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC) as a secondary diagnosis.
Applicable to
- 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
Excludes1 (never code together)
- 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)
Excludes2 (not included here)
- intracranial phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating nonpyogenic intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (G95.1)
Applies from G08 Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis
Applicable to
- 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
Excludes1 (never code together)
- 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)
Excludes2 (not included here)
- intracranial phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating nonpyogenic intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (G95.1)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 023-024 in MDC 01.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
325 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of intracranial venous sinuses
Code annotations containing back-references to G08
Back-references to G08
- Type 2 Excludes:
G95.1 Vascular myelopathies ("intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis, except non-pyogenic (G08)") - Type 2 Excludes:
I82 Other venous embolism and thrombosis ("intracranial and intraspinal, septic or NOS (G08)")
Back-references to G08
- Type 2 Excludes:
G95.1 Vascular myelopathies ("intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis, except non-pyogenic (G08)") - Type 2 Excludes:
I82 Other venous embolism and thrombosis ("intracranial and intraspinal, septic or NOS (G08)")
Diagnosis Index entries for G08
- Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › intracranial › venous sinus (any)
- Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › intraspinal venous sinuses or veins
- Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › venous sinus
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › vein › intracranial or intraspinal (septic)
- Phlebitis (infective) (pyemic) (septic) (suppurative) › intracranial (venous) sinus (any)
- Phlebitis (infective) (pyemic) (septic) (suppurative) › intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
- Thrombophlebitis › cavernous (venous) sinus
- Thrombophlebitis › cerebral (sinus) (vein)
- Thrombophlebitis › intracranial venous sinus (any)
- Thrombophlebitis › intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
- Thrombophlebitis › lateral (venous) sinus
- Thrombophlebitis › longitudinal (venous) sinus
- Thrombophlebitis › sinus (intracranial)
- Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) › intracranial (arterial) › venous sinus (any)
- Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) › intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
Nearby codes
G08 Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (this code)