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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.A19
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.A19
Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- G40.A19 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, w/o stat epi
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G40.A19 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G40.A19 - other international versions of ICD-10 G40.A19 may differ.
The following code(s) above
G40.A19 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
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that may be applicable to
G40.A19:
- G00-G99
2023 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)
- G40
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40
Epilepsy and recurrent seizures
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 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)
- G40.A
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.A
Absence epileptic syndrome
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Childhood absence epilepsy [pyknolepsy]
- Juvenile absence epilepsy
- Absence epileptic syndrome, NOS
- Absence epilepsy
- Epilepsy, absence
- Epilepsy, intractable absence seizure
- Intractable absence seizures
ICD-10-CM G40.A19 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
- 100 Seizures with mcc
- 101 Seizures without mcc
Convert G40.A19 to ICD-9-CM
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
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Epilepsy, epileptic, epilepsia (attack) (cerebral) (convulsion) (fit) (seizure) G40.909
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.909
Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, without status epilepticus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Epilepsy NOS
- Epileptic convulsions NOS
- Epileptic fits NOS
- Epileptic seizures NOS
- Recurrent seizures NOS
- Seizure disorder NOS
- childhood
- absence G40.A09
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.A09
Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- juvenile absence G40.A09
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.A09
Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Pyknolepsy G40.A09
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.A09
Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Seizure(s) R56.9 - see also Convulsions
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R56.9
Unspecified convulsions
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Convulsion disorder
- Fit NOS
- Recurrent convulsions
- Seizure(s) (convulsive) NOS
- petit mal G40.A-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.A-
Absence epileptic syndrome
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Childhood absence epilepsy [pyknolepsy]
- Juvenile absence epilepsy
- Absence epileptic syndrome, NOS
- intractable G40.A1-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.A1-
Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- without status epilepticus G40.A19
- Syndrome - see also Disease
- epileptic - see also Epilepsy, by type
- absence G40.A09
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.A09
Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G40.A19
G40.309 …… without status epilepticus
G40.31 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable
G40.319 …… without status epilepticus
G40.A Absence epileptic syndrome
G40.A0 Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable
G40.A09 …… without status epilepticus
G40.A1 Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable
G40.A19
…… without status epilepticus
G40.B Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy [impulsive petit mal]
G40.B0 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable
G40.B09 …… without status epilepticus
G40.B1 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable
G40.B19 …… without status epilepticus
G40.4 Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
G40.40 Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable
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