tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2023 Issue Q2

You Be the Coder: ICD-10 and Alcohol-Related Seizures

Question: The ED physician treated a patient with alcohol-related epileptic seizures. The seizures were not intractable and included status epilepticus. Should I report a combination of codes for this condition? AAPC Forum Subscriber Answer: There actually is a single code for this condition. On the claim, report G40.501 (Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable, with status epilepticus). Alcohol-related epileptic seizures are represented with G40.501, as are these conditions: Epileptic seizures related to drugs Epileptic seizures related to hormonal changes Epileptic seizures related to sleep deprivation Epileptic seizures related to stress 1 more thing: While you...

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