ICD-9 to ICD-10 Conversion of Epilepsy

ICD-9-CM
345.00 Generalized nonconvulsive epilepsy,
without mention of intractable epilepsy

ICD-10-CM
G40.A01 Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable,
with status epilepticus
G40.A09 Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable,
without status epilepticus

345.01 Generalized nonconvulsive epilepsy,

with intractable epilepsy

G40.A11 Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable,

with status epilepticus
G40.A19 Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable,
without status epilepticus

345.10 Generalized convulsive epilepsy,

without mention of intractable epilepsy

G40.309 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic

syndromes, not intractable, without status
epilepticus
G40.401 Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes, not intractable, with status
epilepticus
G40.409 Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes, not intractable, without status
epilepticus
Codes 40.401 and 40.409 have as inclusion terms:
Epilepsy with grand mal seizures on awakening
Epilepsy with myoclonic absences
Epilepsy with myoclonic-astatic seizures
Grand mal seizures NOS
Nonspecific atonic epileptic seizures
Nonspecific myoclonic epileptic seizures
Nonspecific tonic epileptic seizures
Nonspecific tonic-clonic epileptic seizures
Symptomatic early myoclonic epilepsy

345.11 Generalized convulsive epilepsy,

with intractable epilepsy

G40.311 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic

syndromes, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.319 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes, intractable, without status
epilepticus
G40.411 Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes, intractable, with status epilepticus

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G40.419 Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes, intractable, without status
epilepticus
Codes 40.411 and 40.419 have as inclusion terms:
Epilepsy with grand mal seizures on awakening
Epilepsy with myoclonic absences
Epilepsy with myoclonic-astatic seizures
Grand mal seizures NOS
Nonspecific atonic epileptic seizures
Nonspecific myoclonic epileptic seizures
Nonspecific tonic epileptic seizures
Nonspecific tonic-clonic epileptic seizures
Symptomatic early myoclonic epilepsy
345.2 Petit mal status

G40.A01 Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable,

with status epilepticus
G40.A11 Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable,
with status epilepticus

345.3 Grand mal status

G40.301 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and

epileptic syndromes, not intractable, with status
epilepticus
G40.311 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes, intractable, with status epilepticus

345.40 Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and

epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, without
mention of intractable epilepsy

G40.201 Localization-related (focal) (partial)

symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
with complex partial seizures, not intractable,
with status epilepticus
G40.209 Localization-related (focal) (partial)
symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
with complex partial seizures, not intractable,
without status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial)
symptomatic epilepsy epileptic
syndromes with complex
partial seizures NOS

345.41 Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and

epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures with
intractable epilepsy

G40.211 Localization-related (focal) (partial)

symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
with complex partial seizures, intractable, with
status epilepticus
G40.219 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic
epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex
partial seizures, intractable, without status
epilepticus

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345.50 Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and
epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, without
mention of intractable epilepsy

G40.001 Localization-related (focal) (partial)

symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes with seizures of localized onset,
not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.009 Localization-related (focal) (partial)
symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes with seizures of localized onset,
not intractable, without status epilepticus
Note that G40.001 and G40.009 are codes used for
Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal EEG
spikes and Childhood epilepsy with occipital EEG
paroxysms. These codes may not be used for adult-onset
localization-related epilepsy (G40.1-, G40.2-)
G40.101 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic
epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple
partial seizures, not intractable, with status
epilepticus
G40.109 Localization-related (focal) (partial)
symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes with simple partial seizures, not
intractable, without status epilepticus
Localization-related (focal) (partial)
symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes with simple partial seizures
NOS

345.51 Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and

epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures with
intractable epilepsy

G40.011 Localization-related (focal) (partial)

symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes with seizures of localized onset,
intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.019 Localization-related (focal) (partial)
symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes with seizures of localized onset,
intractable, without status epilepticus
Note that G40.011 and G40.019 are codes used for
Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal EEG
spikes and Childhood epilepsy with occipital EEG
paroxysms. These codes may not be used for adult-onset
localization-related epilepsy (G40.1-, G40.2-)
G40.111 Localization-related (focal) (partial)
symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic
syndromes with simple partial seizures,
intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.119 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic
epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple
partial seizures, intractable, without status
epilepticus

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345.60 Infantile spasms, without mention of intractable
epilepsy

G40.821 Epileptic spasms, not intractable, with status

epilepticus
G40.822 Epileptic spasms, not intractable, without status
epilepticus
G40.821 and G40.822 include the following:
Infantile spasms
Salaam attacks
Wests syndrome

345.61 Infantile spasms, with intractable epilepsy

G40.823 Epileptic spasms, intractable, with status

epilepticus
G40.824 Epileptic spasms, intractable, without status
epilepticus

345.70 Epilepsy partialis continua, without mention of

intractable epilepsy

G40.101 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic

epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple
partial seizures, not intractable, with status
epilepticus
G40.109 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic
epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple
partial seizures, not intractable, without status
epilepticus

345.71 Epilepsy partialis continua with intractable epilepsy

G40.111 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic

epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple
partial seizures, intractable, with status
epilepticus
G40.119 Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic
epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple
partial seizures, intractable, with status
epilepticus

345.80 Other forms of epilepsy and recurrent seizures,

without mention of intractable epilepsy

G40.B01 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable, with

status epilepticus
G40.B09 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable,
without status epilepticus
G40.501 Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not
intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.509 Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not
intractable, without status epilepticus
Epileptic seizures related to external causes,
NOS
For G40.501 and G40.509 use additional code for the
adverse effect, if applicable, and code also another

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epilepsy code, if applicable. These codes also include:
Epileptic seizures related to alcohol
Epileptic seizures related to drugs
Epileptic seizures related to hormonal changes
Epileptic seizures related to sleep deprivation
Epileptic seizures related to stress

G40.801 Other epilepsy, not intractable, with status

epilepticus
G40.802 Other epilepsy, not intractable, without status
epilepticus
G40.811 Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable,
with status epilepticus
G40.812 Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable,
without status epilepticus
G40.89 Other seizures
Excludes1: post-traumatic seizures (R56.1)
recurrent seizures, NOS (G40.909)
seizure NOS (R56.9)
345.81 Other forms of epilepsy and recurrent seizures with
intractable epilepsy

G40.B11 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, with

status epilepticus
G40.B19 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, without
status epilepticus
G40.803 Other epilepsy, intractable, with status
epilepticus
G40.804 Other epilepsy, intractable, without status
epilepticus
G40.813 Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, with
status epilepticus
G40.814 Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, without
status epilepticus
G40.89 Other seizures
Excludes1: post-traumatic seizures (R56.1)
recurrent seizures, NOS (G40.909)
seizure NOS (R56.9)

345.90 Epilepsy, unspecified without mention of intractable

epilepsy

G40.901 Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable,

with status epilepticus
G40.909 Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, without
status epilepticus Epilepsy NOS
Epilepsy NOS
Epileptic convulsions NOS

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Epileptic fits NOS
Epileptic seizures NOS
Recurrent seizures NOS
Seizure disorder NOS
345.91 Epilepsy, unspecified with intractable epilepsy

G40.911 Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, with status

epilepticus
G40.919 Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, without status
epilepticus

779.0 Convulsions in newborn

P90 Convulsions of newborn

Excludes1: benign myoclonic epilepsy in infancy
(G40.3-)
benign neonatal convulsions (familial)
(G40.3-)

780.02 Transient alteration of awareness

780.31 Febrile convulsions (simple), unspecified

R40.4 Transient alteration of awareness

R56.00 Simple febrile convulsions
Febrile convulsion NOS
Febrile seizure NOS

780.32 Complex febrile convulsions

R56.01 Complex febrile convulsions

Atypical febrile seizure
Complex febrile seizure
Complicated febrile seizure
Excludes1: status epilepticus (G40.901)

780.33 Post-traumatic seizures

R56.1 Post traumatic seizures

Excludes1: Post traumatic epilepsy (G40.-)

780.39 Other convulsions

R56.9 Unspecified convulsions

Convulsion disorder
Fit NOS
Recurrent convulsions
Seizure(s) (convulsive) NOS