G40.C01: Lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.C01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check G40.C01 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above G40.C01
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G40.C01
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with G40.C01
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
G40.C01 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 201 Seizure Disorders and Convulsions0.245 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
G40.C01 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Epilepsy, epileptic, epilepsia›myoclonus, myoclonic›progressive›Lafora›not intractable›with status epilepticus
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.