Diagnosis Code

G93.2 BENIGN INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G93.2

Short Description: Benign intracranial hypertension

Long Description: Benign intracranial hypertension

The code G93.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Other disorders of the nervous system (G89-G99)
      • Other disorders of brain (G93)
        • G93.2 Benign intracranial hypertension

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Benign intracranial hypertension due to anemia
  • Benign intracranial hypertension due to drug
  • Benign intracranial hypertension due to endocrine disease
  • Benign intracranial hypertension due to hypervitaminosis A
  • Benign intracranial hypertension due to metabolic disease
  • Benign intracranial hypertension due to thrombus of intracranial vein
  • Finding of intracranial pressure
  • Neurological disorder due to excess intake of micronutrients
  • Neurological disorder due to obesity
  • Pseudoneoplasm cerebri due to obesity
  • Raised intracranial pressure

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code G93.2 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Headaches With Mcc (102)
  • Headaches Without Mcc (103)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G93.2 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Pseudotumor
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • hypertensive encephalopathy (@I67.4*)
    • obstructive hydrocephalus (@G91.1*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G93.2 Right Arrow 348.2 Pseudotumor cerebri

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.

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