ICD-10-CM code "G40": Epilepsy and recurrent seizures (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeG40
DescriptionEpilepsy and recurrent seizures
Hierarchy
  1. Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
  2. Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)
  3. Epilepsy and recurrent seizures (G40)
Billable statusNon billable code

Excludes

  1. Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)

    Type 2certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)

    Type 2certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

    Type 2complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

    Type 2congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

    Type 2endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)

    Type 2injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

    Type 2neoplasms (C00-D49)

    Type 2symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

  2. Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)
  3. Epilepsy and recurrent seizures (G40)

    Type 1conversion disorder with seizures (F44.5)

    Type 1convulsions NOS (R56.9)

    Type 1post traumatic seizures (R56.1)

    Type 1seizure (convulsive) NOS (R56.9)

    Type 1seizure of newborn (P90)

    Type 2hippocampal sclerosis (G93.81)

    Type 2mesial temporal sclerosis (G93.81)

    Type 2temporal sclerosis (G93.81)

    Type 2Todd's paralysis (G83.84)

Includes

  1. Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
  2. Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)
  3. Epilepsy and recurrent seizures (G40)

Subcategories