G04.32

G04.32

Billable

Postimmunization acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A severe brain inflammation with bleeding and tissue death that develops as a rare complication following a vaccination.

Coding Tips

•Document the specific vaccine administered and the time interval between vaccination and symptom onset
•Code the vaccine received using appropriate external cause codes if required by reporting guidelines

Use Additional Code

code to identify the vaccine (T50.A-, T50.B-, T50.Z-)

Code Hierarchy

└G04Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis └G04.3Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy └G04.32Postimmunization acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy

└G04.32Postimmunization acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy