ICD-10-CM Code G40.40
Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code G40.40 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of G40.40 that describes the diagnosis 'oth generalized epilepsy, not intractable' in more detail.
The ICD code G404 is used to code Ohtahara syndrome
Ohtahara syndrome (OS), also known as Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy with Burst-Suppression (EIEE), is a progressive epileptic encephalopathy. The syndrome is outwardly characterized by tonic spasms and partial seizures, and receives its more elaborate name from the pattern of burst activity on an electroencephalogram (EEG). It is an extremely debilitating progressive neurological disorder, involving intractable seizures and severe mental retardation. No single cause has been identified, although in many cases structural brain damage is present.
| Specialty: | Neurology |
| MeSH Codes: | , , D013036 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | , 345.0, 345.6 |
Coding Notes for G40.40 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes without intractability
- Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes NOS
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G40.40 - Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable'
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Parent Code: G40.4 - Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes