Other toxic encephalopathy

📋Clinical Description

This code represents brain dysfunction caused by exposure to various toxins, excluding specific types of toxic encephalopathy classified elsewhere. It encompasses a range of neurological symptoms, including cognitive impairment, behavioral changes, and motor deficits, resulting from the brain's reaction to harmful substances.

🎯When to Use

Use this code when documentation indicates encephalopathy due to an identified or suspected toxic agent, and a more specific code for the type of toxic encephalopathy is not available. This code is appropriate when the medical record clearly links neurological symptoms to toxic exposure, such as from environmental pollutants, industrial chemicals, or certain medications.

💡Coding Tips

Ensure the documentation specifies a toxic etiology for the encephalopathy; otherwise, consider non-toxic encephalopathy codes.
Always code the underlying toxic agent (e.g., T-code for poisoning, adverse effect) first, followed by this code as a manifestation.
Distinguish from metabolic encephalopathy (G93.41) or anoxic brain damage (G93.1), which have different etiologies.

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Clinical Notes

Inclusion Terms

Toxic encephalitis
Toxic metabolic encephalopathy

Code first

poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable, (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)

Use additional code

code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Code Hierarchy

▲G92Toxic encephalopathy

G92.8(current)

Same Category

G92Toxic encephalopathy G92.0Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome G92.00Immune effor cell-associated neurotoxicity synd, grade unsp G92.01Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity synd, grade 1 G92.02Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity synd, grade 2 G92.03Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity synd, grade 3