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)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
Related Codes(9)
G93.0Cerebral cysts
G93.1Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified
G93.2Benign intracranial hypertension
G93.3Postviral and related fatigue syndromes
G93.4Other and unspecified encephalopathy
G93.6Cerebral edema
G93.7Reye's syndrome
G93.8Other specified disorders of brain
G93.9Disorder of brain, unspecified
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(166)
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
Clinical Terms
- Nontraumatic subdural haematoma with brain compression
- Tonsillar herniation
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural haemorrhage
- Cerebellar hernia
- Tonsillar hernia into foramen magnum
- Nontraumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain compression
- Herniation under falx cerebri
- Non-traumatic hematoma of subdural space of neuraxis
- Compression of optic radiation
- Chiari malformation type I
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural haematoma with brain compression
- brain compression
- medullary cone
- Compression of brain co-occurrent and due to spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage
- Arnold-Chiari type 1 compression of brain
- Herniation of brain (stem)
- brain stem herniation
- Non-traumatic subdural hemorrhage
- Chiari malformation
- Compression of brain (stem)
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural haematoma with brain compression
- Non-traumatic subdural haemorrhage
- Transtentorial herniation
- Hernia of cerebellar tonsil into foramen magnum
- Optic radiation disorder
- Brainstem compression
- Herniation tonsillar into foramen magnum
- Nontraumatic subdural hematoma with brain compression
- Cerebellar pressure cone
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural haematoma
- Brain stem compression (disorder)
- brain compression stem
- Transtentorial herniation downwards
- Spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage with compression of brain
- Brain stem herniation (disorder)
- Cingulate herniation
- Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage with brain compression
- brainstem herniation
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural hematoma
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural hematoma with brain compression
- Disorder of optic radiation
- Transtentorial herniation upwards
- Central transtentorial herniation
- Herniation of brainstem
- Hindbrain hernia headache
- brain stem compression
- Compression of visual cortex
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural haematoma
- Coning
- coning medullary
- Compression of brain co-occurrent and due to nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Hernia cerebri
- Non-traumatic haematoma of subdural space of neuraxis
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural haemorrhage
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural hemorrhage
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural hematoma with brain compression
- Transtentorial hernia
- Nontraumatic subdural hematoma
- Arnold-Chiari syndrome
- Subfalcine herniation
- Non-traumatic intracranial subdural hemorrhage
- Upwards herniation of cerebellum
- Cerebral herniation
- Nontraumatic intracranial subdural hematoma
- Compression of brain co-occurrent and due to spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage
- Posterior fossa compression syndrome
- Posterior fossa compression syndrome (disorder)
- Nontraumatic subdural haematoma
- Spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage with compression of brain
- Uncinate herniation
- Uncal herniation
- brain herniations stem
- Compression of brain (disorder)
- Arnold Chiari type 1
- brain herniation stem
- Compression of brain due to focal lesion
- Compression of brain co-occurrent and due to nontraumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for compression of brain?
The ICD-10-CM code for compression of brain is G93.5. The full clinical description is "Compression of brain". G93.5 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G93.5 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G93.5 represents “Compression of brain”. 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 G93.5 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: 253185002, 253184003, 25816005, 63986002, 1259118006, 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.
How does G93.5 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like compression of brain 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.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of G93.5?
G93.5 maps to the ICD-11 code: KB07 (Compression of brain in neonate).
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