ICD-10/G95.20

G95.20 ICD 2026 Code: Unspecified cord compression

G95.20 is the authoritative medical code for Unspecified cord compression. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for unspecified cord compression (ICD-10-CM G95.20), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Unspecified cord compression is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code G95.20. Excludes2 (not included here): myelitis G04.-.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for G95.20 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

  • myelitis G04.-

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can G95.20 be reported alongside related conditions?

Per Excludes2 instructions, G95.20 and the following may both be reported when both are present: myelitis (G04.-).

Codes in This Family (11)

Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as G95.20, with their registry titles.

  • G95 — Other and unspecified diseases of spinal cord
  • 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
  • G95.29 — 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

Indexed Clinical Terms (2)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Compression, spinal (cord)
  • Pressure, spinal cord

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