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ICD-10-CM Codes
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G00-G99
Diseases of the nervous system
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G40-G47
Episodic and paroxysmal disorders
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Epilepsy and recurrent seizures
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.82
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.82
Epileptic spasms
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- G40.82 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM G40.82 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G40.82 - other international versions of ICD-10 G40.82 may differ.
Applicable To- Infantile spasms
- Salaam attacks
- West's syndrome
The following code(s) above
G40.82 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
G40.82:
- G00-G99
2022 ICD-10-CM Range G00-G99
Diseases of the nervous systemType 2 Excludes- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Diseases of the nervous system - G40
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40
Epilepsy and recurrent seizures
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Note- the following terms are to be considered equivalent to intractable: pharmacoresistant (pharmacologically resistant), treatment resistant, refractory (medically) and poorly controlled
Type 1 Excludes- conversion disorder with seizures (F44.5)
- convulsions NOS (R56.9)
- post traumatic seizures (R56.1)
- seizure (convulsive) NOS (R56.9)
- seizure of newborn (P90)
Epilepsy and recurrent seizures - G40.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.8
Other epilepsy and recurrent seizures
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Epilepsies and epileptic syndromes undetermined as to whether they are focal or generalized
- Landau-Kleffner syndrome
Other epilepsy and recurrent seizures
Clinical Information
- A rare autosomal recessive inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the pla2g6 gene. It is characterized by the development of swellings called spheroids along the axons of the central nervous system. Signs and symptoms appear early in life and include movement difficulties, muscle hypotonia and spasticity, and dementia.
- An epileptic syndrome characterized by the triad of infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia, and arrest of psychomotor development at seizure onset. The majority present between 3-12 months of age, with spasms consisting of combinations of brief flexor or extensor movements of the head, trunk, and limbs. The condition is divided into two forms: cryptogenic (idiopathic) and symptomatic (secondary to a known disease process such as intrauterine infections; nervous system abnormalities; brain diseases, metabolic, inborn; prematurity; perinatal asphyxia; tuberous sclerosis; etc.). (from menkes, textbook of child neurology, 5th ed, pp744-8)
- Myoclonus epilepsy of infancy and early childhood, characterized by seizures involving the muscles of the neck, trunk, and limbs, and manifested by nodding of the head and flexion of the arms. The seizures are associated with brain abnormalities and frequent mental retardation.
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G40.82
G40.801 …… not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.802 …… not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.803 …… intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.804 …… intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.81 Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
G40.811 …… not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.812 …… not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.813 …… intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.814 …… intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.82
Epileptic spasms
G40.821 …… not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.822 …… not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.823 …… intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.824 …… intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.833 …… intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.834 …… intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.9 Epilepsy, unspecified
G40.90 Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable
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