G40
ICD-10Non-billable categoryEpilepsy and recurrent seizures
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Epilepsy and recurrent seizures
G40 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- conversion disorder with seizures (F44.5)
- convulsions NOS (R56.9)
- post traumatic seizures (R56.1)
- seizure (convulsive) NOS (R56.9)
- seizure of newborn (P90)
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- hippocampal sclerosis (G93.81)
- mesial temporal sclerosis (G93.81)
- temporal sclerosis (G93.81)
- Todd's paralysis (G83.84)
Notes
- the following terms are to be considered equivalent to intractable: pharmacoresistant (pharmacologically resistant), treatment resistant, refractory (medically) and poorly controlled
More specific codes under G40
- G40.0Local-rel (focal) idio epilepsy w seizures of loc onsetcategory
- G40.1Local-rel (focal) symptc epilepsy w simple partial seizurescategory
- G40.2Local-rel (focal) symptc epilepsy w complex partial seizurescategory
- G40.3Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromescategory
- G40.AAbsence epileptic syndromecategory
- G40.BJuvenile myoclonic epilepsy [impulsive petit mal]category
- G40.CLafora progressive myoclonus epilepsycategory
- G40.4Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromescategory
- G40.5Epileptic seizures related to external causescategory
- G40.8Other epilepsy and recurrent seizurescategory
- G40.9Epilepsy, unspecifiedcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.