G40
Epilepsy and recurrent seizures
Coding Guidelines
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with G40
Excludes2 (Not Included Here)
These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented
Notes
- the following terms are to be considered equivalent to intractable: pharmacoresistant (pharmacologically resistant), treatment resistant, refractory (medically) and poorly controlled
Specific Codes (11)
Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures
Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
Absence epileptic syndrome
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy [impulsive petit mal]
Lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy
Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
Epileptic seizures related to external causes
Other epilepsy and recurrent seizures
Epilepsy, unspecified
