FY2027 ICD-10-CM reference
G40.A0: Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable
By the HCC Buddy Coding Team
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Nonbillable heading. Verified against the official FY2027 order file.
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FY2027 Tabular instructions
Instructions below include applicable chapter, section and parent-code notes. Each note identifies where it appears in the official source.
Excludes2
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
Source: G00-G99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Source: G00-G99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Source: G00-G99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Source: G00-G99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
Source: G00-G99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Source: G00-G99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
neoplasms (C00-D49)
Source: G00-G99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Source: G00-G99 (chapter, inherited).
Instructional note
the following terms are to be considered equivalent to intractable: pharmacoresistant (pharmacologically resistant), treatment resistant, refractory (medically) and poorly controlled
Source: G40 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
conversion disorder with seizures (F44.5)
Source: G40 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
convulsions NOS (R56.9)
Source: G40 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
post traumatic seizures (R56.1)
Source: G40 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
seizure (convulsive) NOS (R56.9)
Source: G40 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
seizure of newborn (P90)
Source: G40 (category, inherited).
Excludes2
hippocampal sclerosis (G93.81)
Source: G40 (category, inherited).
Excludes2
mesial temporal sclerosis (G93.81)
Source: G40 (category, inherited).
Excludes2
temporal sclerosis (G93.81)
Source: G40 (category, inherited).
Excludes2
Todd's paralysis (G83.84)
Source: G40 (category, inherited).
Instructional note
Childhood absence epilepsy [pyknolepsy]
Source: G40.A (self, inherited).
Instructional note
Juvenile absence epilepsy
Source: G40.A (self, inherited).
Instructional note
Absence epileptic syndrome, NOS
Source: G40.A (self, inherited).
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What does G40.A0 mean in FY2027?
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Is G40.A0 billable in FY2027?
The FY2027 order file marks G40.A0 as a nonbillable heading. Select a complete billable child code.
Does G40.A0 map to an HCC?
Risk-model mapping is not applicable to this nonbillable heading. Check a complete billable child code.
Source: CMS FY2027 ICD-10-CM order file. Read the FY2027 Official Guidelines.
Review the FY2026 April edition