G93.6
BillableCerebral edema
Cerebral edema
Coding Notes
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
- Cerebral edema2032001
- Cerebral oedema2032001
- Intracranial swelling2032001
- Alpine sickness87284002
- Altitude sickness87284002
- Effects of high altitude87284002
- Hypobaropathy87284002
- Illnesses due to high altitude effects87284002
- Mountain sickness87284002
- Vasogenic cerebral edema230759001
- Vasogenic cerebral oedema230759001
- Cytotoxic cerebral edema230760006
- Cytotoxic cerebral oedema230760006
- Periventricular cerebrospinal fluid edema230761005
- Periventricular cerebrospinal fluid oedema230761005
- High altitude cerebral edema230762003
- High altitude cerebral oedema230762003
- Cerebellar edema1342329006
- Cerebellar oedema1342329006
- Edema of cerebellum1342329006
- Oedema of cerebellum1342329006
- Non-traumatic cerebellar edema575462741000119102
- Non-traumatic cerebellar oedema575462741000119102
- Nontraumatic cerebellar edema575462741000119102
- Nontraumatic cerebellar oedema575462741000119102
- Nontraumatic edema of cerebellum575462741000119102
- Nontraumatic oedema of cerebellum575462741000119102
- Non-traumatic cerebral edema330011000119102
- Non-traumatic cerebral oedema330011000119102
UMLS
- Brain edemaC0006114
- Brain oedemaC0006114
- Cerebral EdemaC0006114
- Cerebral edemaC0006114
- Cerebral edema (disorder)C0006114
- Cerebral oedemaC0006114
- Edema cerebralC0006114
- Edema, CerebralC0006114
- Oedema cerebralC0006114
- Swelling of brainC0006114
- brain wetC0006114
- cerebral edemaC0006114
- cerebral oedemaC0006114
- edema cerebralC0006114
- edema, cerebralC0006114
- intracranial edemaC0006114
- swelling brainC0006114
- wet brainC0006114
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for cerebral edema?
The ICD-10-CM code for cerebral edema is G93.6. The full clinical description is "Cerebral edema". G93.6 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G93.6 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G93.6 represents "Cerebral edema". 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 G93.6 a billable code?
Yes, G93.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G93.6 in?
G93.6 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G93.6?
G93.6 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: cerebral edema due to birth injury (P11.0); traumatic cerebral edema (S06.1-).
What SNOMED CT codes does G93.6 map to?
G93.6 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 87284002, 1342329006, 2032001, 230760006, 230762003, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G93.6?
G93.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0006114. 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.