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G91.1
Billable

Obstructive hydrocephalus

Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system

Billable Code

G91.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt and Etoposide Administration

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Obstructive Hydrocephalus

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Parent Codes Referenced:

Includes

1 item

From G91:

  • acquired hydrocephalus

Excludes1

3 items

From G91:

  • Arnold-Chiari syndrome with hydrocephalus (Q07.-)
  • congenital hydrocephalus (Q03.-)
  • spina bifida with hydrocephalus (Q05.-)

Excludes2

8 items

From G00-G99:

  • 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)
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