ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for childhood epilepsy
Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Epilepsy, epileptic, epilepsia (attack) (cerebral) (convulsion) (fit) (seizure) › childhood”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding childhood epilepsy
The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for childhood epilepsy; the code depends on the details below.
More specific childhood epilepsy codes (official index)
- with occipital EEG paroxysms
- absence G40.A09 — Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- intractable G40.A19 — Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
- with status epilepticus G40.A11 — Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus
- without status epilepticus G40.A19 — Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
- not intractable G40.A09 — Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- with status epilepticus G40.A01 — Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, with status epilepticus
- without status epilepticus G40.A09 — Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
Common questions about childhood epilepsy ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for absence childhood epilepsy?
- G40.A09 — Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus.