ICD-9 to ICD-10 Conversion of Epilepsy

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1 ICD-9-CM Generalized nonconvulsive epilepsy, without mention of ICD-10-CM G40.A01 Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, with status G40.A09 Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status Generalized nonconvulsive epilepsy, with G40.A11 Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, with status G40.A19 Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, without status Generalized convulsive epilepsy, without mention of G Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, without status G Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, with status G Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, without status Codes and have as inclusion terms: Epilepsy with grand mal seizures on awakening Epilepsy with myoclonic absences Epilepsy with myoclonic-astatic seizures Grand mal seizures NOS Nonspecific atonic epileptic seizures Nonspecific myoclonic epileptic seizures Nonspecific tonic epileptic seizures Nonspecific tonic-clonic epileptic seizures Symptomatic early myoclonic epilepsy Generalized convulsive epilepsy, with G Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, with status G Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, without status G Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, with status

2 G Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, without status Codes and have as inclusion terms: Epilepsy with grand mal seizures on awakening Epilepsy with myoclonic absences Epilepsy with myoclonic-astatic seizures Grand mal seizures NOS Nonspecific atonic epileptic seizures Nonspecific myoclonic epileptic seizures Nonspecific tonic epileptic seizures Nonspecific tonic-clonic epileptic seizures Symptomatic early myoclonic epilepsy Petit mal status G40.A01 Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, with status G40.A11 Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, with status Grand mal status G Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, with status G Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, with status Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, without mention of G Localization-related (focal) (partial) syndromes with complex partial seizures, not intractable, with status G Localization-related (focal) (partial) syndromes with complex partial seizures, not intractable, without status Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures NOS Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures with G Localization-related (focal) (partial) syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, with status G Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, without status

3 Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, without mention of G Localization-related (focal) (partial) not intractable, with status G Localization-related (focal) (partial) not intractable, without status Note that G and G are codes used for Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal EEG spikes and Childhood epilepsy with occipital EEG paroxysms. These codes may not be used for adult-onset localization-related epilepsy (G40.1-, G40.2-) G Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic partial seizures, not intractable, with status G Localization-related (focal) (partial) syndromes with simple partial seizures, not intractable, without status Localization-related (focal) (partial) syndromes with simple partial seizures NOS Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures with G Localization-related (focal) (partial) intractable, with status G Localization-related (focal) (partial) intractable, without status Note that G and G are codes used for Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal EEG spikes and Childhood epilepsy with occipital EEG paroxysms. These codes may not be used for adult-onset localization-related epilepsy (G40.1-, G40.2-) G Localization-related (focal) (partial) syndromes with simple partial seizures, intractable, with status G Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic partial seizures, intractable, without status

4 Infantile spasms, without mention of intractable epilepsy G Epileptic spasms, not intractable, with status G Epileptic spasms, not intractable, without status G and G include the following: Infantile spasms Salaam attacks West s syndrome Infantile spasms, with G Epileptic spasms, intractable, with status G Epileptic spasms, intractable, without status Epilepsy partialis continua, without mention of G Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic partial seizures, not intractable, with status G Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic partial seizures, not intractable, without status Epilepsy partialis continua with G Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic partial seizures, intractable, with status G Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic partial seizures, intractable, with status Other forms of epilepsy and recurrent seizures, without mention of G40.B01 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable, with status G40.B09 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable, without status G Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable, with status G Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable, without status Epileptic seizures related to external causes, NOS For G and G use additional code for the adverse effect, if applicable, and code also another

5 epilepsy code, if applicable. These codes also include: Epileptic seizures related to alcohol Epileptic seizures related to drugs Epileptic seizures related to hormonal changes Epileptic seizures related to sleep deprivation Epileptic seizures related to stress G Other epilepsy, not intractable, with status G Other epilepsy, not intractable, without status G Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, with status G Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, without status G40.89 Other seizures Excludes1: post-traumatic seizures (R56.1) recurrent seizures, NOS (G40.909) seizure NOS (R56.9) Other forms of epilepsy and recurrent seizures with G40.B11 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, with status G40.B19 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, without status G Other epilepsy, intractable, with status G Other epilepsy, intractable, without status G Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, with status G Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, without status G40.89 Other seizures Excludes1: post-traumatic seizures (R56.1) recurrent seizures, NOS (G40.909) seizure NOS (R56.9) Epilepsy, unspecified without mention of intractable epilepsy G Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, with status G Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, without status Epilepsy NOS Epilepsy NOS Epileptic convulsions NOS

6 Epileptic fits NOS Epileptic seizures NOS Recurrent seizures NOS Seizure disorder NOS Epilepsy, unspecified with G Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, with status G Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, without status Convulsions in newborn P90 Convulsions of newborn Excludes1: benign myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (G40.3-) benign neonatal convulsions (familial) (G40.3-) Transient alteration of awareness R40.4 Transient alteration of awareness Febrile convulsions (simple), unspecified R56.00 Simple febrile convulsions Febrile convulsion NOS Febrile seizure NOS Complex febrile convulsions R56.01 Complex febrile convulsions Atypical febrile seizure Complex febrile seizure Complicated febrile seizure Excludes1: status (G40.901) Post-traumatic seizures R56.1 Post traumatic seizures Excludes1: Post traumatic epilepsy (G40.-) Other convulsions R56.9 Unspecified convulsions Convulsion disorder Fit NOS Recurrent convulsions Seizure(s) (convulsive) NOS

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