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Other disorders of brain
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G93.6
Cerebral edema
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
- G93.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM G93.6 became effective on October 1, 2017.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G93.6 - other international versions of ICD-10 G93.6 may differ.
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as G93.6. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
The following code(s) above
G93.6 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
G93.6:
- Non-traumatic cerebral edema
- Nontraumatic cerebral edema
Clinical Information
- A disorder characterized by swelling due to an excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain.
- Swelling due to an excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain.
ICD-10-CM G93.6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):
- 080 Nontraumatic stupor and coma with mcc
- 081 Nontraumatic stupor and coma without mcc
Convert G93.6 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
Code annotations containing back-references to G93.6:
- Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) R60.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R60.9
Edema, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
- brain (cytotoxic) (vasogenic) G93.6
- intracranial G93.6
- Effusion
- Leukoencephalopathy G93.49 - see also Encephalopathy
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G93.49
Other encephalopathy
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
- reversible, posterior G93.6
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G93.6
G93 Other disorders of brain
G93.1 Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified
G93.2 Benign intracranial hypertension
G93.3 Postviral fatigue syndrome
G93.4 Other and unspecified encephalopathy
G93.40 Encephalopathy, unspecified
G93.41 Metabolic encephalopathy
G93.5 Compression of brain
G93.6
Cerebral edema
G93.8 Other specified disorders of brain
G93.89 Other specified disorders of brain
G93.9 Disorder of brain, unspecified
G94 Other disorders of brain in diseases classified elsewhere
G95 Other and unspecified diseases of spinal cord
G95.0 Syringomyelia and syringobulbia
G95.1 Vascular myelopathies
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
