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G40.8 Other epilepsy

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G40.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other epilepsy. It is a four-character subcategory of G40 (Epilepsy), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G40–G47 (Episodic and paroxysmal disorders) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VI · G00–G99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What G40.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Epilepsies and epileptic syndromes undetermined as to whether they are focal or generalized

G40.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

G40.8Annan epilepsi

NorwayICD-10-NO

G40.8Annen spesifisert epilepsi

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DG408Anden epilepsi

  • DG408ARefleksepilepsier
  • DG408BSøvnrelateret epilepsi
FinlandICD-10-FI

Listed through more specific codes:

  • G40.80Jatkuvina syvän unen aikaisina aivosähkötoiminnan purkauksina ilmenevä epilepsia
  • G40.89Muu epilepsia
GermanyICD-10-GM

G40.8Sonstige Epilepsien

FranceICD-10-FR

G40.8Autres épilepsies

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

G40.8overige gespecificeerde vormen van epilepsie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • G40.89Other seizures

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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