ICD-Code G40: Epilepsy
- G40.0 Localization-related (focal)(partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset
- G40.1 Localization-related (focal)(partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures
- G40.2 Localization-related (focal)(partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures
- G40.3 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
- G40.4 Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
- G40.5 Special epileptic syndromes
- G40.6 Grand mal seizures, unspecified (with or without petit mal)
- G40.7 Petit mal, unspecified, without grand mal seizures
- G40.8 Other epilepsy
- G40.9 Epilepsy, unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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