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G91.4 - Hydrocephalus in diseases classified elsewhere


The ICD 10 Code for Hydrocephalus in diseases classified elsewhere is listed as G91.4.
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: G91.4
Description: Hydrocephalus in diseases classified elsewhere
  • Code first underlying condition, such as:
  • congenital syphilis (A50.4-)
  • neoplasm (C00-D49)
  • Excludes1: hydrocephalus due to congenital toxoplasmosis (P37.1)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
056 - Degenerative Nervous System Disorders W Mcc
057 - Degenerative Nervous System Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Block Other disorders of the nervous system (G89-G99)
Parent G91 - Hydrocephalus
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 331.7 - Cerebral degeneration in diseases classified elsewhere (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of G91.4:
G91.0 - Communicating hydrocephalus
G91.1 - Obstructive hydrocephalus
G91.2 - (Idiopathic) normal pressure hydrocephalus
G91.3 - Post-traumatic hydrocephalus, unspecified
G91.8 - Other hydrocephalus
G91.9 - Hydrocephalus, unspecified