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Code: G40.919
Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, without status epilepticus
Parent Code Notes: G40
Excludes1: 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: hippocampal sclerosis (G93.81)
mesial temporal sclerosis (G93.81)
temporal sclerosis (G93.81)
Todd's paralysis (G83.84)

Category Notes
Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)

Coding Guidelines
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Excludes 2: 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)
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Good morning!

G40.919 was listed as the primary dx for one of my provider's encounters, and for some reason it is coming back as an invalid dx. The only thing I can see that might be off is that in the ICD-10 manual it has the "complication or comorbidity" symbol next to it; there is no indication otherwise that it must be secondary to another dx. Is my EMR freaking out, or am I missing something here?

Thank you!
 
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