G93.0

G93.0: Cerebral cysts

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G93.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cerebral cysts. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check G93.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

acquired periventricular cysts of newborn (P91.1)
congenital cerebral cysts (Q04.6)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Arachnoid cyst
Porencephalic cyst, acquired

Other codes that can never be billed with G93.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Q04.6Congenital cerebral cysts

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

G93.0 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Cyst›arachnoid, brain(acquired)
Cyst›brain(acquired)
Cyst›choroid plexus
Cyst›corpora quadrigemina
Cyst›cranial meninges
Cyst›dura(cerebral)
Cyst›membrane, brain
Cyst›meninges(cerebral)
Cyst›subdural(cerebral)
Porencephaly›acquired
Porencephaly›nondevelopmental
Cyst›porencephalic›acquired

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.