G93.2
Billable codeBenign intracranial hypertension
The ICD-10 code for benign intracranial hypertension is G93.2.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Pseudotumor
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- G93.0Cerebral cysts
- G93.1Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified
- G93.3Postviral and related fatigue syndromesnon-billable header
- G93.4Other and unspecified encephalopathynon-billable header
- G93.5Compression of brain
- G93.6Cerebral edema
- G93.7Reye's syndrome
- G93.8Other specified disorders of brainnon-billable header
- G93.9Disorder of brain, unspecified
- G93.2Benign intracranial hypertension
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 3482
Associated MS-DRGs
G93.2 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.