G93.5
BillableCompression of brain
Compression of brain
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Arnold-Chiari type 1 compression of brain
- Compression of brain (stem)
- Herniation of brain (stem)
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- traumatic compression of brain (S06.A-)
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
- Posterior fossa compression syndrome5582005
- Brain stem compression25816005
- Brainstem compression25816005
- Compression of brain46963008
- Cerebral herniation49453006
- Hernia cerebri49453006
- Cingulate herniation51004007
- Herniation under falx cerebri51004007
- Subfalcine herniation51004007
- Brain stem herniation63986002
- Herniation of brainstem63986002
- Cerebellar pressure cone86558004
- Hindbrain hernia headache95659007
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural haemorrhage195176009
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural hemorrhage195176009
- Non-traumatic subdural haemorrhage195176009
- Non-traumatic subdural hemorrhage195176009
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural haemorrhage195176009
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural hemorrhage195176009
- Disorder of optic radiation230521006
- Optic radiation disorder230521006
- Compression of optic radiation230525002
- Compression of visual cortex230526001
- Uncal herniation230754006
- Uncinate herniation230754006
- Upwards herniation of cerebellum230755007
- Transtentorial hernia230756008
- Transtentorial herniation230756008
- Transtentorial herniation downwards230757004
- Transtentorial herniation upwards230758009
- Arnold-Chiari syndrome253184003
- Chiari malformation253184003
- Arnold Chiari type 1253185002
- Chiari malformation type I253185002
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural haematoma281864001
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural hematoma281864001
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural haematoma281864001
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural hematoma281864001
- Nontraumatic subdural haematoma281864001
- Nontraumatic subdural hematoma281864001
- Cerebellar hernia413807008
- Coning414400006
- Hernia of cerebellar tonsil into foramen magnum414400006
- Herniation tonsillar into foramen magnum414400006
- Tonsillar hernia into foramen magnum414400006
- Tonsillar herniation414400006
- Non-traumatic haematoma of subdural space of neuraxis449797005
- Non-traumatic hematoma of subdural space of neuraxis449797005
- Central transtentorial herniation1259118006
- Compression of brain co-occurrent and due to nontraumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage141091000119105
- Compression of brain co-occurrent and due to nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage141091000119105
- Nontraumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain compression141091000119105
- Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage with brain compression141091000119105
- Compression of brain co-occurrent and due to spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage140881000119109
- Compression of brain co-occurrent and due to spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage140881000119109
- Spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage with compression of brain140881000119109
- Spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage with compression of brain140881000119109
- Compression of brain due to focal lesion135801000119109
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural haematoma with brain compression141151000119101
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural hematoma with brain compression141151000119101
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural haematoma with brain compression141151000119101
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural hematoma with brain compression141151000119101
- Nontraumatic subdural haematoma with brain compression141151000119101
- Nontraumatic subdural hematoma with brain compression141151000119101
UMLS
- Arnold-Chiari type 1 compression of brainC2875381
- Brain compressionC0009592
- Compression of brainC0009592
- Compression of brain (disorder)C0009592
- brain compressionC0009592
- Brain stem compressionC0270680
- Brain stem compression (disorder)C0270680
- Brainstem compressionC0270680
- Compression of brain (stem)C0270680
- Posterior fossa compression syndromeC0270680
- Posterior fossa compression syndrome (disorder)C0270680
- brain compression stemC0270680
- brain stem compressionC0270680
- brainstem compressionC0270680
- Brain stem herniationC0270679
- Brain stem herniation (disorder)C0270679
- Brainstem herniationC0270679
- Herniation of brain (stem)C0270679
- Herniation of brainstemC0270679
- brain herniation stemC0270679
- brain herniations stemC0270679
- brain stem herniationC0270679
- brainstem herniationC0270679
- coning medullaryC0270679
- medullary coneC0270679
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G93.5?
ICD-10-CM code G93.5 represents "Compression of brain". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G93.5 a billable code?
Yes, G93.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G93.5 in?
G93.5 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G93.5?
G93.5 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: traumatic compression of brain (S06.A-).
What SNOMED CT codes does G93.5 map to?
G93.5 maps to 28 SNOMED CT concepts: 414400006, 253185002, 253184003, 25816005, 63986002, and 23 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G93.5?
G93.5 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2875381, C0009592, C0270680, C0270679. 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.