E51.2
E51.2: Wernicke's encephalopathy
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E51.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for wernicke's encephalopathy. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- G32.8Other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E51.2 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A57307Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Polioencephalopathy, superior hemorrhagic
- Encephalopathy›Wernicke's
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›polioencephalitis, superior
- Polioencephalitis›superior hemorrhagic(acute) (Wernicke's)
- Polioencephalitis›Wernicke's
- Polioencephalomyelitis›with beriberi
- Wernicke's›disease or syndrome
- Wernicke's›encephalopathy
- Wernicke's›polioencephalitis, superior
- Encephalopathy›vitamin B deficiency NEC›vitamin B1
- Degeneration, degenerative›brain›in›beriberi
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.