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Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Section

G40.5

Epileptic seizures related to external causes

Hierarchy

  • G00-G99 Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
    • G40-G47 Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)
      • G40 Epilepsy and recurrent seizures
        • G40.5 Epileptic seizures related to external causes
          • G40.50 Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable

Notes

G40

  • the following terms are to be considered equivalent to intractable: pharmacoresistant (pharmacologically resistant), treatment resistant, refractory (medically) and poorly controlled

Inclusion Terms

G40.5

  • Epileptic seizures related to alcohol
  • Epileptic seizures related to drugs
  • Epileptic seizures related to hormonal changes
  • Epileptic seizures related to sleep deprivation
  • Epileptic seizures related to stress

Code Also

G40.5

  • , if applicable, associated epilepsy and recurrent seizures (G40.-)
    • G40 Epilepsy and recurrent seizures

Use Additional

G40.5

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Excludes 1

G40

  • conversion disorder with seizures (F44.5)
    • F44.5 Conversion disorder with seizures or convulsions
  • convulsions NOS (R56.9)
    • R56.9 Unspecified convulsions
  • R56.1 Post traumatic seizures
  • seizure (convulsive) NOS (R56.9)
    • R56.9 Unspecified convulsions
  • seizure of newborn (P90)
    • P90 Convulsions of newborn

Excludes 2

G40

  • hippocampal sclerosis (G93.81)
  • mesial temporal sclerosis (G93.81)
  • G93.81 Temporal sclerosis
  • Todd's paralysis (G83.84)
    • G83.84 Todd's paralysis (postepileptic)

G00-G99

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)