G30

Alzheimer's disease

FY2027Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system/G30–G32 Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

G30 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for alzheimer's disease. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are G30.0 Alzheimer's disease with early onset; G30.1 Alzheimer's disease with late onset; G30.8 Other Alzheimer's disease and G30.9 Alzheimer's disease, unspecified. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 3 Excludes1 entries and 8 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

This code

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
  • senile degeneration of brain NEC (G31.1)
  • senile dementia NOS (F03.-)
  • senility NOS (R41.81)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 6 Diseases of the nervous system
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

This code
  • Alzheimer's dementia senile and presenile forms

More specific codes under G30 4