2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G93.2Benign intracranial hypertension
ICD-10-CM Codes›G00–G99›G89-G99›G93
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition
G93.2 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for benign intracranial hypertension. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 102 through 103. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other nervous system disorders (neither hereditary nor degenerative).
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Benign intracranial hypertension
- Benign intracranial hypertension due to anemia
- Benign intracranial hypertension due to drug
- Benign intracranial hypertension due to endocrine disease
- Benign intracranial hypertension due to hypervitaminosis A
- Benign intracranial hypertension due to metabolic disease
- Benign intracranial hypertension due to thrombus of intracranial vein
- Finding of intracranial pressure
- Neurological disorder due to excess intake of micronutrients
- Neurological disorder due to obesity
- Pseudoneoplasm cerebri due to obesity
- Raised intracranial pressure
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to G93.2: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 6. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Applicable To
Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.
- Pseudotumor
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic) I10
benign, intracranial G93.2
intracranial, benign G93.2
Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic) G03.9
serous NEC G93.2
Pseudohydrocephalus G93.2
Pseudotumor G93.2
cerebri G93.2
Symond's syndrome G93.2
Syndrome See Also: Disease;
serous meningitis G93.2
Symond's G93.2
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Pseudotumor Cerebri
a condition marked by raised intracranial pressure and characterized clinically by headaches; nausea; papilledema, peripheral constriction of the visual fields, transient visual obscurations, and pulsatile tinnitus. obesity is frequently associated with this condition, which primarily affects women between 20 and 44 years of age. chronic papilledema may lead to optic nerve injury (see optic nerve diseases) and visual loss (see blindness).
Patient EducationClinical
Brain Diseases
Your brain is the control center of your body. It controls your thoughts, memory, speech, and movement. It regulates the function of many organs. It's part of your nervous system, which also includes your spinal cord and peripheral nerves. The nervous system sends signals between your brain and the rest of the body.
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Convert G93.2 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About G93.2Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for benign intracranial hypertension?
The ICD-10-CM code for benign intracranial hypertension is G93.2 (sometimes written as G932). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is G93.2 (Other disorders of brain) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report benign intracranial hypertension on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does G93.2 group to?
When benign intracranial hypertension is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 102, 103, with relative weights from 0.8219 to 1.1200 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can G93.2 be reported with I67.4?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note on G93.2 lists "hypertensive encephalopathy (I67.4)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of G93.2?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, benign intracranial hypertension converts to ICD-9-CM 348.2 (pseudotumor cerebri). The mapping is a direct match.
