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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*This code | *This code includes NON-TRAUMATIC causes only. | ||
'''Includes''' | |||
* any evidence of so-called mass effect that compresses all or part of the brain. The magnitude can be small (e.g. a small "shift" seen on CT) all the up to massive, as in brain herniation. | |||
* dural herniation | |||
'''Excludes''' | |||
*For brain compression (including herniation) secondary to head trauma, use instead '''[[Brain injury, diffuse (TBI), injury/trauma]]''' | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||