Diagnosis Code

G92.8 OTHER TOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G92.8

Short Description: Other toxic encephalopathy

Long Description: Other toxic encephalopathy

The code G92.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Other disorders of the nervous system (G89-G99)
      • Toxic encephalopathy (G92)
        • G92.8 Other toxic encephalopathy

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute toxicity due to and following early brain irradiation
  • Hyperammonemic encephalopathy
  • Hyperammonemic encephalopathy due to carbonic anhydrase VA deficiency
  • Hypermethioninemia
  • Hypermethioninemia encephalopathy due to deficiency of adenosine kinase
  • Thallium poisoning
  • Toxic encephalitis
  • Toxic encephalitis
  • Toxic encephalitis due to thallium
  • Toxic encephalomyelitis
  • Toxic metabolic encephalopathy

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G92.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Toxic encephalitis
    • Toxic metabolic encephalopathy
  • Code First:
    • poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable, (@T36*-@T65* with fifth or sixth character 1-4)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
G92 Toxic encephalopathy
G92.0 Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome
G92.00 Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, grade unspecified
G92.01 Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, grade 1
G92.02 Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, grade 2
G92.03 Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, grade 3
G92.04 Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, grade 4
G92.05 Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, grade 5
G92.9 Unspecified toxic encephalopathy


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