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 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
G93.5Compression of brain
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(86)
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
Clinical Terms
- Vasogenic cerebral edema
- Nontraumatic oedema of cerebellum
- Nontraumatic cerebellar edema
- Non-traumatic cerebral edema
- swelling brain
- Intracranial swelling
- Nontraumatic edema of cerebellum
- Cytotoxic cerebral oedema
- Non-traumatic cerebral oedema
- Periventricular cerebrospinal fluid edema
- intracranial edema
- Non-traumatic cerebellar oedema
- Oedema of cerebellum
- Oedema cerebral
- Mountain sickness
- Cerebellar edema
- Edema cerebral
- Non-traumatic cerebellar edema
- Edema of cerebellum
- Altitude sickness
- edema, cerebral
- Nontraumatic cerebellar oedema
- Periventricular cerebrospinal fluid oedema
- brain wet
- wet brain
- Vasogenic cerebral oedema
- Hypobaropathy
- Brain oedema
- Cerebellar oedema
- Brain edema
- Effects of high altitude
- High altitude cerebral oedema
- Illnesses due to high altitude effects
- Cerebral edema (disorder)
- Swelling of brain
- Cerebral oedema
- Cytotoxic cerebral edema
- High altitude cerebral edema
- Alpine sickness
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.
How does G93.6 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like cerebral edema 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 G93.6?
G93.6 maps to the ICD-11 code: 8D60.1 (Cerebral oedema).
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