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Compression of brain

Inclusion Terms

  • •Arnold-Chiari type 1 compression of brain
  • •Compression of brain (stem)
  • •Herniation of brain (stem)

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to G93.5 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Chiari's, malformation, type ICompression, brain (stem)Compression, brain (stem), nontraumaticHernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent), foramen magnumHerniation, brain (stem)Herniation, brain (stem), nontraumaticHerniation, cerebralHerniation, cerebral, nontraumaticMalformation (congenital), Chiari, Type IPressure, brainPressure, cone, tentorialSyndrome, foramen magnumSyndrome, posterior, fossa compression

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •traumatic compression of brain (S06.A-)

Code Hierarchy

┌6Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)├G89-G99Other disorders of the nervous system (G89-G99)├G93Other disorders of brain
└G93.5Compression of brain

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