G93.2 Benign intracranial hypertension

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Pseudotumor

Excludes1 (never code together)

• hypertensive encephalopathy (I67.4)
• obstructive hydrocephalus (G91.1)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 102-103 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 348.2 Benign intracranial hypertension

Diagnosis Index entries for G93.2

• Hydrocephalus (acquired) (external) (internal) (malignant) (recurrent) › otitic
• Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic) › benign, intracranial
• Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic) › intracranial, benign
• Increase, increased › intracranial pressure (benign)
• Increase, increased › pressure, intracranial
• Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic) › serous NEC
• Pressure › increased › intracranial benign,
• Pseudohydrocephalus
• Pseudotumor
• Pseudotumor › cerebri
• Symond's syndrome
• Syndrome › serous meningitis
• Syndrome › Symond's

Nearby codes

• G93 Other disorders of brain
• G93.0 Cerebral cysts
• G93.1 Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified
• G93.2 Benign intracranial hypertension (this code)
• G93.3 Postviral and related fatigue syndromes
• G93.31 Postviral fatigue syndrome
• G93.32 Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
• G93.39 Other post infection and related fatigue syndromes
• G93.4 Other and unspecified encephalopathy