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ICD-10-CM Code for Corticobasal degeneration G31.85

ICD-10 code G31.85 for Corticobasal degeneration is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

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Corticobasal degeneration

G31

Excludes2: Reye's syndrome (G93.7)

Use additional code, if applicable, for codes G31.0-G31.83, G31.85-G31.9, to identify:
dementia with anxiety (F02.84, F02.A4, F02.B4, F02.C4)
dementia with behavioral disturbance (F02.81-, F02.A1-, F02.B1-, F02.C1-)
dementia with mood disturbance (F02.83, F02.A3, F02.B3, F02.C3)
dementia with psychotic disturbance (F02.82, F02.A2, F02.B2, F02.C2)
dementia without behavioral disturbance (F02.80, F02.A0, F02.B0, F02.C0)
mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)

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