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G93.81

G93.81: Temporal sclerosis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G93.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for temporal sclerosis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

  • Hippocampal sclerosis
  • Mesial temporal sclerosis

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

G93.81 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
  • A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
  • A57633Billing and Coding: Transcranial Doppler Studies

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Automatism›with temporal sclerosis
  • Sclerosis, sclerotic›hippocampal
  • Sclerosis, sclerotic›mesial temporal
  • Sclerosis, sclerotic›temporal(mesial)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under G93.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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