G40

The ICD-10-CM code for epilepsy and recurrent seizures is G40. The full clinical description is "Epilepsy and recurrent seizures". G40 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code G40 represents “Epilepsy and recurrent seizures”. It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, G40 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 11 child codes under G40.

G40 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).

G40 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: conversion disorder with seizures (F44.5); convulsions NOS (R56.9); post traumatic seizures (R56.1); and 2 more.

G40 has 11 child codes, including: G40.0 (Local-rel (focal) idio epilepsy w seizures of loc onset), G40.1 (Local-rel (focal) symptc epilepsy w simple partial seizures), G40.2 (Local-rel (focal) symptc epilepsy w complex partial seizures), G40.3 (Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes), and 7 more.

G40 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C1719410. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like epilepsy and recurrent seizures affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

G40 maps to the ICD-11 code: 8A6Z (Epilepsy or seizures, unspecified).