G95.20 Unspecified cord compression

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from G95 Other and unspecified diseases of spinal cord

Excludes2 (not included here)

• myelitis (G04.-)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 182 — Spinal Cord Disorders/Injuries
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 72 — Spinal Cord Disorders/Injuries
• RxHCC V08: HCC 155 — Spinal Cord Disorders
• ESRD V24: HCC 72

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 091-093 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 336.9 Unspecified disease of spinal cord (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to G95.20

Back-references to G95.2

• Code Also: G96.81 Intracranial hypotension ("Other and unspecified cord compression (G95.2-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for G95.20

• Compression › spinal (cord)
• Pressure › spinal cord

Nearby codes

• G95.0 Syringomyelia and syringobulbia
• G95.1 Vascular myelopathies
• G95.11 Acute infarction of spinal cord (embolic) (nonembolic)
• G95.19 Other vascular myelopathies
• G95.2 Other and unspecified cord compression
• G95.20 Unspecified cord compression (this code)
• G95.29 Other cord compression
• G95.8 Other specified diseases of spinal cord
• G95.81 Conus medullaris syndrome
• G95.89 Other specified diseases of spinal cord
• G95.9 Disease of spinal cord, unspecified