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G40.5 - Epileptic seizures related to external causes


The ICD 10 Code for Epileptic seizures related to external causes is listed as G40.5.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: G40.5
Description: Epileptic seizures related to external causes
  • 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
  • Use additional code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
  • Code also, if applicable, associated epilepsy and recurrent seizures (G40.-)
Chapter Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Block Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)
Parent G40 - Epilepsy and recurrent seizures
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of G40.5:
G40.50 - Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of G40.5:
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
G40.8 - Other epilepsy and recurrent seizures
G40.9 - Epilepsy, unspecified
G40.A - Absence epileptic syndrome
G40.B - Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy [impulsive petit mal]