Diagnosis Code

G31.1 SENILE DEGENERATION OF BRAIN, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G31.1

Short Description: Senile degeneration of brain, not elsewhere classified

Long Description: Senile degeneration of brain, not elsewhere classified

The code G31.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system (G30-G32)
      • Oth degenerative diseases of nervous system, NEC (G31)
        • G31.1 Senile degeneration of brain, not elsewhere classified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Autonomic nervous system disorder co-occurrent and due to neurodegenerative disorder
  • Cerebellar degeneration
  • Cerebral atrophy
  • Cerebral degeneration
  • Cerebral degeneration presenting primarily with dementia
  • Chorea due to heredodegenerative disorder
  • Degenerative brain disorder
  • Disorder of brain
  • Epilepsy co-occurrent and due to degenerative brain disorder
  • Frontal lobe degeneration
  • Frontotemporal degeneration
  • Lesion of brain
  • Secondary cerebellar degeneration
  • Senile degeneration of brain

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G31.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • Alzheimer's disease (@G30*.-)
    • senility NOS (@R41.81*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G31.1 Right Arrow 331.2 Senile degenerat brain

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
G31 Other degenerative diseases of nervous system, not elsewhere classified
G31.0 Frontotemporal dementia
G31.01 Pick's disease
G31.09 Other frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder
G31.2 Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol
G31.8 Other specified degenerative diseases of nervous system
G31.80 Leukodystrophy, unspecified
G31.81 Alpers disease
G31.82 Leigh's disease
G31.83 Neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies
G31.84 Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology
G31.85 Corticobasal degeneration
G31.86 Alexander disease
G31.89 Other specified degenerative diseases of nervous system
G31.9 Degenerative disease of nervous system, unspecified


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