ICD-10 diagnosis code

G93.4 Encephalopathy, unspecified

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G93.4 is the ICD-10 code for Encephalopathy, unspecified. It is a four-character subcategory of G93 (Other disorders of brain), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G90–G99 (Other disorders of the nervous system) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.

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

What G93.4 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • encephalopathy:

G93.4 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

G93.4Encefalopati, ospecificerad

NorwayICD-10-NO

G93.4Uspesifisert encefalopati

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DG934Encefalopati UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

G93.4Määrittämätön enkefalopatia

GermanyICD-10-GM

G93.4Enzephalopathie, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

G93.4Encéphalopathie, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

G93.4encefalopathie, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • G93.40Encephalopathy, unspecified
  • G93.41Metabolic encephalopathy
  • G93.42Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts
  • G93.43Leukoencephalopathy with calcifications and cysts
  • G93.44Adult-onset leukodystrophy with axonal spheroids
  • G93.45Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
  • G93.49Other encephalopathy

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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