ICD-10-CM Code G93.4
Other and unspecified encephalopathy
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 G93.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of G93.4 that describes the diagnosis 'other and unspecified encephalopathy' in more detail.
- G93.4 Other and unspecified encephalopathy NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE G93.40 Encephalopathy, unspecified
- BILLABLE G93.41 Metabolic encephalopathy
- BILLABLE G93.49 Other encephalopathy
The ICD code G934 is used to code Encephalopathy
Encephalopathy /ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθi/ means disorder or disease of the brain. In modern usage, encephalopathy does not refer to a single disease, but rather to a syndrome of overall brain dysfunction; this syndrome can have many different organic and inorganic causes.
| Specialty: | Neurology |
| MeSH Code: | D001927 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 348.30 |
Coding Notes for G93.4 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Alcoholic encephalopathy - instead, use code G31.2
- Encephalopathy in diseases classified elsewhere - instead, use Code G94
- Hypertensive encephalopathy - instead, use code I67.4
- Toxic (metabolic) encephalopathy - instead, use Code G92
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G93.4 - Other and unspecified encephalopathy'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code G93.4. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: G93 - Other disorders of brain