G91.0
BillableCommunicating hydrocephalus
Communicating hydrocephalus
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Secondary normal pressure hydrocephalus
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- acquired hydrocephalus
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Hydrocephalus ex vacuo14055002
- Acquired communicating hydrocephalus192805000
- Non-obstructive hydrocephalus192805000
- IRPH -Intermittently raised pressure hydrocephalus230748005
- Intermittently raised pressure hydrocephalus230748005
- Hydrocephalus following traumatic injury230751003
- Post-traumatic hydrocephalus230751003
- Posttraumatic hydrocephalus230751003
- Hydrocephalus due to cerebrospinal fluid absorption defect230752005
- Hydrocephalus due to cerebrospinal fluid overproduction230753000
- Congenital anomaly of the meninges253199003
- Congenital malformation of the meninges253199003
- Communicating hydrocephalus271569006
- Progressive post haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation359629000
- Progressive post hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation359629000
- Progressive posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation359629000
- Progressive posthemorrhagic ventricular dilatation359629000
- Infantile posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus359634001
- Infantile posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus359634001
- Post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus371116000
- Post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus371116000
- Posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus371116000
- Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus371116000
- Communicating hydrocephalus following traumatic injury410014007
- Non-obstructive hydrocephalus following traumatic injury410014007
- Post-traumatic communicating hydrocephalus410014007
- Posttraumatic communicating hydrocephalus410014007
- Postoperative communicating hydrocephalus698736001
- Communicating hydrocephalus co-occurrent and due to congenital agenesis of arachnoid villi722992006
- Acquired hydrocephalus of newborn782432008
- Ex-vacuo hydrocephalus due to infection860802009
- Ex-vacuo hydrocephalus due to and following radiation therapy1260338007
- Hydrocephalus ex vacuo due to and following radiation therapy1260338007
- Hydrocephalus ex vacuo due to injury of brain1260340002
- Hydrocephalus ex vacuo due to ageing1260344006
- Hydrocephalus ex vacuo due to aging1260344006
- Disorder of brain due to and following radiation therapy1339013005
- Disorder of brain due to and following radiotherapy1339013005
UMLS
- Communicating HydrocephalusC0009451
- Communicating hydrocephalusC0009451
- Communicating hydrocephalus (disorder)C0009451
- Hydrocephalus, CommunicatingC0009451
- Hydrocephalus, communicatingC0009451
- Hydrocephaly communicativeC0009451
- Non-Obstructive HydrocephalusC0009451
- Non-obstructive hydrocephalusC0009451
- communicating hydrocephalusC0009451
- Secondary normal pressure hydrocephalusC1955759
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for communicating hydrocephalus?
The ICD-10-CM code for communicating hydrocephalus is G91.0. The full clinical description is "Communicating hydrocephalus". G91.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G91.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G91.0 represents "Communicating hydrocephalus". 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 G91.0 a billable code?
Yes, G91.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G91.0 in?
G91.0 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G91.0?
G91.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: Arnold-Chiari syndrome with hydrocephalus (Q07.-); congenital hydrocephalus (Q03.-); spina bifida with hydrocephalus (Q05.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does G91.0 map to?
G91.0 maps to 20 SNOMED CT concepts: 192805000, 782432008, 271569006, 722992006, 410014007, and 15 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G91.0?
G91.0 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0009451, C1955759. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.