Brain compression, including herniation: Difference between revisions

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 == Additional Info ==
-*This code includes brain herniation, so-called mass effect that compresses all or part of the brain, and all other types -- also code and link to this the cause, if known.
+*This code includes NON-TRAUMATIC causes only.
-*This code includes NON-TRAUMATIC causes only.  For herniation secondary to head trauma, use instead '''[[Brain injury, diffuse (TBI), injury/trauma]]'''
+'''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 ==