2022 ICD-10-CM Code R56.9

Clinical Information

• SEIZURES FEBRILE-. seizures that occur during a febrile episode. it is a common condition affecting 2 5% of children aged 3 months to five years. an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance has been identified in some families. the majority are simple febrile seizures generally defined as generalized onset single seizures with a duration of less than 30 minutes. complex febrile seizures are characterized by focal onset duration greater than 30 minutes and/or more than one seizure in a 24 hour period. the likelihood of developing epilepsy i.e. a nonfebrile seizure disorder following simple febrile seizures is low. complex febrile seizures are associated with a moderately increased incidence of epilepsy. from menkes textbook of child neurology 5th ed p784
• EPILEPSY TONIC CLONIC-. a generalized seizure disorder characterized by recurrent major motor seizures. the initial brief tonic phase is marked by trunk flexion followed by diffuse extension of the trunk and extremities. the clonic phase features rhythmic flexor contractions of the trunk and limbs pupillary dilation elevations of blood pressure and pulse urinary incontinence and tongue biting. this is followed by a profound state of depressed consciousness post ictal state which gradually improves over minutes to hours. the disorder may be cryptogenic familial or symptomatic caused by an identified disease process. from adams et al. principles of neurology 6th ed p329
• EPILEPSY POST TRAUMATIC-. recurrent seizures causally related to craniocerebral trauma. seizure onset may be immediate but is typically delayed for several days after the injury and may not occur for up to two years. the majority of seizures have a focal onset that correlates clinically with the site of brain injury. cerebral cortex injuries caused by a penetrating foreign object craniocerebral trauma penetrating are more likely than closed head injuries head injuries closed to be associated with epilepsy. concussive convulsions are nonepileptic phenomena that occur immediately after head injury and are characterized by tonic and clonic movements. from rev neurol 1998 feb;26150:256 261; sports med 1998 feb;252:131 6
• SEIZURES-. clinical or subclinical disturbances of cortical function due to a sudden abnormal excessive and disorganized discharge of brain cells. clinical manifestations include abnormal motor sensory and psychic phenomena. recurrent seizures are usually referred to as epilepsy or "seizure disorder."
• EPILEPSY BENIGN NEONATAL-. a condition marked by recurrent seizures that occur during the first 4 6 weeks of life despite an otherwise benign neonatal course. autosomal dominant familial and sporadic forms have been identified. seizures generally consist of brief episodes of tonic posturing and other movements apnea eye deviations and blood pressure fluctuations. these tend to remit after the 6th week of life. the risk of developing epilepsy at an older age is moderately increased in the familial form of this disorder. neurologia 1996 feb;112:51 5

Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

The ICD-10 code R56.9 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V39.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2021 through 09/30/2022.

Convert R56.9 to ICD-9 Code

The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code R56.9 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

• 780.39 - Convulsions NEC (Approximate Flag)