G93.2

G93.2: Benign intracranial hypertension

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G93.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for benign intracranial hypertension. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check G93.2 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.

hypertensive encephalopathy (I67.4)
obstructive hydrocephalus (G91.1)

Inclusion terms

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

Pseudotumor

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

G93.2 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53026Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgery Coverage
A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A54923Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgery for Treatment of Co-Morbidities Conditions Related to Morbid Obesity
A56422Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Pseudohydrocephalus
Pseudotumor
Symond's syndrome
Hydrocephalus›otitic
Hypertension, hypertensive›benign, intracranial
Hypertension, hypertensive›intracranial, benign
Increase, increased›intracranial pressure(benign)
Increase, increased›pressure, intracranial
Meningitis›serous NEC
Pseudotumor›cerebri
Syndrome›serous meningitis
Syndrome›Symond's

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.