G31.81
BillableAlpers disease
Alpers disease
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Grey-matter degeneration
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- Reye's syndrome (G93.7)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code, if applicable, for codes G31.0-G31.83, G31.85-G31.9, to identify:
- dementia with anxiety (F02.84, F02.A4, F02.B4, F02.C4)
- dementia with behavioral disturbance (F02.81-, F02.A1-, F02.B1-, F02.C1-)
- dementia with mood disturbance (F02.83, F02.A3, F02.B3, F02.C3)
- dementia with psychotic disturbance (F02.82, F02.A2, F02.B2, F02.C2)
- dementia without behavioral disturbance (F02.80, F02.A0, F02.B0, F02.C0)
- mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Alper's disease20415001
- Alpers' disease20415001
- Gray matter degeneration20415001
- Grey matter degeneration20415001
- Poliodystrophy20415001
- Progressive neuronal degeneration with liver cirrhosis20415001
- Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy20415001
- Spongy glioneuronal dystrophy20415001
- Progressive neuronal degeneration of childhood230363006
UMLS
- AHDC0205710
- AHSC0205710
- ALPERS DIFFUSE DEGENERATION OF CEREBRAL GRAY MATTER WITH HEPATIC CIRRHOSISC0205710
- ALPERS DISC0205710
- ALPERS PROGRESSIVE INFANTILE POLIODYSTROPHYC0205710
- ALPERS SYNDROMEC0205710
- ALPERS-HUTTENLOCHER SYNDROMEC0205710
- Alper DiseaseC0205710
- Alper SyndromeC0205710
- Alper's DiseaseC0205710
- Alper's SyndromeC0205710
- Alper's diseaseC0205710
- Alpers Diffuse Degeneration of Cerebral Gray Matter with Hepatic CirrhosisC0205710
- Alpers DiseaseC0205710
- Alpers Huttenlocher DiseaseC0205710
- Alpers Huttenlocher SyndromeC0205710
- Alpers Progressive Infantile PoliodystrophyC0205710
- Alpers SyndromeC0205710
- Alpers diffuse degeneration of cerebral gray matter with hepatic cirrhosisC0205710
- Alpers diseaseC0205710
- Alpers progressive infantile poliodystrophyC0205710
- Alpers syndromeC0205710
- Alpers' DiseaseC0205710
- Alpers' SyndromeC0205710
- Alpers' diseaseC0205710
- Alpers-Huttenlocher SyndromeC0205710
- Alpers-Huttenlocher syndromeC0205710
- Disease, Alpers'C0205710
- Gray matter degenerationC0205710
- Grey matter degenerationC0205710
- Grey-matter degenerationC0205710
- MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DEPLETION SYNDROME 4A (ALPERS TYPE)C0205710
- MTDPS4AC0205710
- NEURONAL DEGENERATION OF CHILDHOOD WITH LIVER DISEASE, PROGRESSIVEC0205710
- Neuronal Degeneration Of Childhood With Liver Disease, ProgressiveC0205710
- PNDCC0205710
- PoliodystrophyC0205710
- Progressive Neuronal Degeneration of Childhood with Liver DiseaseC0205710
- Progressive Sclerosing PoliodystrophiesC0205710
- Progressive Sclerosing PoliodystrophyC0205710
- Progressive neuronal degeneration with liver cirrhosisC0205710
- Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophyC0205710
- Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy (disorder)C0205710
- Spongy glioneuronal dystrophyC0205710
- Syndrome, AlpersC0205710
- Syndrome, Alpers-HuttenlocherC0205710
- alper diseaseC0205710
- alper syndromeC0205710
- alper's diseaseC0205710
- alpers diseaseC0205710
- alpers syndromeC0205710
- alpers' diseaseC0205710
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for alpers disease?
The ICD-10-CM code for alpers disease is G31.81. The full clinical description is "Alpers disease". G31.81 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G31.81 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G31.81 represents "Alpers disease". It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G31.81 a billable code?
Yes, G31.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G31.81 in?
G31.81 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
Are additional codes required with G31.81?
Yes, when using G31.81 you should also code: code, if applicable, for codes G31.0-G31.83, G31.85-G31.9, to identify:; dementia with anxiety (F02.84, F02.A4, F02.B4, F02.C4); dementia with behavioral disturbance (F02.81-, F02.A1-, F02.B1-, F02.C1-); dementia with mood disturbance (F02.83, F02.A3, F02.B3, F02.C3); dementia with psychotic disturbance (F02.82, F02.A2, F02.B2, F02.C2); dementia without behavioral disturbance (F02.80, F02.A0, F02.B0, F02.C0); mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition (F06.7-).
What SNOMED CT codes does G31.81 map to?
G31.81 maps to 2 SNOMED CT concepts: 20415001, 230363006. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G31.81?
G31.81 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0205710. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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