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G93.2 – Benign intracranial hypertension

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

hypertensive encephalopathy (I67.4)
obstructive hydrocephalus (G91.1)

Applicable To

Pseudotumor

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 00000 – Benign intracranial hypertension

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

HEADACHES WITH MCC
HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Hydrocephalus (acquired) (external) (internal) (malignant) (recurrent) G91.9
otitic G93.2
Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic) I10
benign, intracranial G93.2
intracranial, benign G93.2
Increase, increased
intracranial pressure (benign) G93.2
pressure, intracranial G93.2
Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic) G03.9
serous NEC G93.2
Pressure
increased
intracranial benign, G93.2
Pseudohydrocephalus G93.2
Pseudotumor G93.2
cerebri G93.2
Symond's syndrome G93.2
Syndrome See also Disease
serous meningitis G93.2
Symond's G93.2

Sibling Codes

Cerebral cysts
Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified
Postviral fatigue syndrome
Other and unspecified encephalopathy
Compression of brain
Cerebral edema
Reye's syndrome
Other specified disorders of brain
Disorder of brain, unspecified

Parent Sibling Codes

Disorders of autonomic nervous system
Hydrocephalus
Toxic encephalopathy
Other disorders of brain
Other disorders of brain in diseases classified elsewhere
Other and unspecified diseases of spinal cord
Other disorders of central nervous system
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified
Other disorders of nervous system not elsewhere classified
Other disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere

View in Tabular

Code Title
G00-G99 Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
G89-G99 Other disorders of the nervous system (G89-G99)
G93 Other disorders of brain
G93.2 Benign intracranial hypertension
Type 1 Excludes
hypertensive encephalopathy (I67.4)
obstructive hydrocephalus (G91.1)

Applicable to
Pseudotumor