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G40.81 - Lennox-Gastaut syndrome


The ICD 10 Code for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is listed as G40.81.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: G40.81
Description: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Chapter Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Block Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)
Parent G40.8 - Other epilepsy and recurrent seizures
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of G40.81:
G40.811 - Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.812 - Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.813 - Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.814 - Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of G40.81:
G40.80 - Other epilepsy
G40.82 - Epileptic spasms
G40.89 - Other seizures