Wernicke's - in the ICD-10-CM Index

Annotation Back-References in the 2025 ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries

Browse the ICD-10-CM codes with references applicable to the clinical term "wernicke's"

  • Wernicke's

    • developmental aphasia - F80.2 Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder

    • disease or syndrome - E51.2 Wernicke's encephalopathy

    • encephalopathy - E51.2 Wernicke's encephalopathy

    • polioencephalitis, superior - E51.2 Wernicke's encephalopathy

Applicable Clinical Terms Definitions

Brain Diseases: Pathologic conditions affecting the BRAIN, which is composed of the intracranial components of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This includes (but is not limited to) the CEREBRAL CORTEX; intracranial white matter; BASAL GANGLIA; THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM.