Diagnosis Code

G91 HYDROCEPHALUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G91

Short Description: Hydrocephalus

Long Description: Hydrocephalus

The code G91 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Other disorders of the nervous system (G89-G99)
      • Hydrocephalus (G91)
        • G91 Hydrocephalus

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G91 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Includes Notes:
    • acquired hydrocephalus
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • Arnold-Chiari syndrome with hydrocephalus (@Q07*.-)
    • congenital hydrocephalus (@Q03*.-)
    • spina bifida with hydrocephalus (@Q05*.-)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
G91.0 Communicating hydrocephalus
G91.1 Obstructive hydrocephalus
G91.2 (Idiopathic) normal pressure hydrocephalus
G91.3 Post-traumatic hydrocephalus, unspecified
G91.4 Hydrocephalus in diseases classified elsewhere
G91.8 Other hydrocephalus
G91.9 Hydrocephalus, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023