Diagnosis Code

G93.81 TEMPORAL SCLEROSIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G93.81

Short Description: Temporal sclerosis

Long Description: Temporal sclerosis

The code G93.81 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)
        • G93.81 Temporal sclerosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Epilepsy co-occurrent and due to mesial temporal sclerosis
  • Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis
  • Mesial temporal lobe sclerosis
  • Mesial temporal lobe sclerosis
  • Temporal lobe epilepsy
  • Temporal lobe epilepsy
  • Temporal lobe epilepsy with mesial temporal sclerosis
  • Temporal lobe sclerosis
  • Temporal lobe sclerosis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G93.81 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Hippocampal sclerosis
    • Mesial temporal sclerosis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G93.81 Right Arrow 348.81 Temporal sclerosis

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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ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
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G93.39 Other post infection and related fatigue syndromes
G93.4 Other and unspecified encephalopathy
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G93.82 Brain death
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G93.9 Disorder of brain, unspecified


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