ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)
Official Description for G40.8
Other epilepsy and recurrent seizures
Coding Notes & Guidelines for G40.8
- post traumatic seizures (R56.1)
- recurrent seizures NOS (G40.909)
- seizure NOS (R56.9)
- Epilepsies and epileptic syndromes undetermined as to whether they are focal or generalized
- Landau-Kleffner syndrome
Other epilepsy without intractability with status epilepticus
- Other epilepsy NOS
- Other epilepsy without intractability without status epilepticus
- Infantile spasms
- Salaam attacks
- West's syndrome
- Polymorphic epilepsy in infancy (PMEI)
- Severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (SMEI)
Dravet syndrome NOS
KCNQ2-related epilepsy NOS
Parent Code (Less Specific):
About ICD-10-CM Code G40.8 (Other epilepsy and recurrent seizures)
ICD-10-CM code G40.8 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM G40.8 became effective on October 1, 2024.
This page provides detailed information about G40.8 - Other epilepsy and recurrent seizures. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Other epilepsy and recurrent seizures.