G05.8** Asterisk (manifestation)
Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in other diseases classified elsewhere
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Cannot be used as primary diagnosis
Dual coding (†/*)
This is an asterisk (*) manifestation code — usually paired with a dagger (†) etiology code.
→ Full dagger (†) ↔ asterisk (*) mapping tableCoding guidance (WHO 2019)
Encephalitis in systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.1†)
Sibling codes
G05*Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhereG05.0*Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhereG05.1*Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in viral diseases classified elsewhereG05.2*Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere