G40.80
Other epilepsy
G40.80 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other epilepsy. 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 G40.801 Other epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus; G40.802 Other epilepsy, not intractable, without status epilepticus; G40.803 Other epilepsy, intractable, with status epilepticus and G40.804 Other epilepsy, intractable, without status epilepticus. Its coding notes include 5 Excludes1 entries and 12 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
- 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)
Notes
- the following terms are to be considered equivalent to intractable: pharmacoresistant (pharmacologically resistant), treatment resistant, refractory (medically) and poorly controlled
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry