icd 10 code for fatal familial insomnia

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code A81.83:

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code (s). The following references for the code A81.83 are found in the index:

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

Clinical Information

PRION PROTEINS-. membrane glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchored glycoproteins that may aggregate into rod like structures. the prion protein prnp gene is characterized by five tandem repeat sequences that encode a highly unstable protein region of five octapeptide repeats.

Information for Patients

Degenerative nerve diseases affect many of your body's activities, such as balance, movement, talking, breathing, and heart function. Many of these diseases are genetic. Sometimes the cause is a medical condition such as alcoholism, a tumor, or a stroke. Other causes may include toxins, chemicals, and viruses. Sometimes the cause is unknown.

What is sleep?

Sleep is a complex biological process. While you are sleeping, you are unconscious, but your brain and body functions are still active. They are doing a number of important jobs that help you stay healthy and function at your best. So when you don't get enough quality sleep, it does more than just make you feel tired.

What are sleep disorders?

Sleep disorders are conditions that disturb your normal sleep patterns. There are more than 80 different sleep disorders. Some major types include

The ICD code A818 is used to code Kuru (disease)

Kuru is an incurable degenerative neurological disorder endemic to tribal regions of Papua New Guinea. It is a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, caused by a prion found in humans.

Coding Notes for A81.83 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A81.83 - Fatal familial insomnia'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A81.83. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 046.72 was previously used, A81.83 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.

What is the term for a disorder that causes you to have trouble falling asleep?

This may occur as a primary disorder or in association with another medical or psychiatric condition. Insomnia is a common sleep disorder. If you have it, you may have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or both.

Is G47.0 a reimbursement code?

Insomnia. G47.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM G47.0 became effective on October 1, 2020. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G47.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 G47.0 may differ.

Not Valid for Submission

046.72 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of fatal familial insomnia. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Convert 046.72 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 046.72 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.