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CPT 92521: ICD-10 codes that support medical necessity

1483 covered diagnosis codes under Medicare coverage policies (LCD/NCD)

These ICD-10-CM diagnoses support medical necessity for CPT 92521 under Medicare coverage policies (LCDs, NCDs, and Billing & Coding articles). Billing CPT 92521 with a diagnosis that isn't covered typically denies as CARC 50 — not medically necessary.

National approximation. Coverage varies by MAC and state — confirm against the specific LCD/NCD and article that applies to your jurisdiction and date of service.

ICD-10Description
A52.17General paresis
A69.0Necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis
A81.00Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, unspecified
A81.01Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
A81.09Other Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
C09.0Malignant neoplasm of tonsillar fossa
C09.1Malignant neoplasm of tonsillar pillar (anterior) (posterior)
C09.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of tonsil
C09.9Malignant neoplasm of tonsil, unspecified
C10.0Malignant neoplasm of vallecula
C10.1Malignant neoplasm of anterior surface of epiglottis
C10.2Malignant neoplasm of lateral wall of oropharynx
C10.3Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx
C10.4Malignant neoplasm of branchial cleft
C10.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of oropharynx
C10.9Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx, unspecified
C12Malignant neoplasm of pyriform sinus
C13.0Malignant neoplasm of postcricoid region
C13.1Malignant neoplasm of aryepiglottic fold, hypopharyngeal aspect
C13.2Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of hypopharynx
C13.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of hypopharynx
C13.9Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx, unspecified
C14.0Malignant neoplasm of pharynx, unspecified
C14.2Malignant neoplasm of Waldeyer's ring
C14.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
C32.0Malignant neoplasm of glottis
C32.1Malignant neoplasm of supraglottis
C32.2Malignant neoplasm of subglottis
C32.3Malignant neoplasm of laryngeal cartilage
C32.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of larynx
C32.9Malignant neoplasm of larynx, unspecified
D14.1Benign neoplasm of larynx
D38.0Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of larynx
E75.00GM2 gangliosidosis, unspecified
E75.01Sandhoff disease
E75.02Tay-Sachs disease
E75.09Other GM2 gangliosidosis
E75.11Mucolipidosis IV
E75.19Other gangliosidosis
E75.27Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
E75.28Canavan disease
E75.4Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
E83.01Wilson's disease
E83.09Other disorders of copper metabolism
F01.50Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F01.511Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with agitation
F01.518Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance
F01.52Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbance
F01.53Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance
F01.54Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with anxiety
F01.A0Vascular dementia, mild, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F01.A11Vascular dementia, mild, with agitation
F01.A18Vascular dementia, mild, with other behavioral disturbance
F01.A2Vascular dementia, mild, with psychotic disturbance
F01.A3Vascular dementia, mild, with mood disturbance
F01.A4Vascular dementia, mild, with anxiety
F01.B0Vascular dementia, moderate, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F01.B11Vascular dementia, moderate, with agitation
F01.B18Vascular dementia, moderate, with other behavioral disturbance
F01.B2Vascular dementia, moderate, with psychotic disturbance
F01.B3Vascular dementia, moderate, with mood disturbance
F01.B4Vascular dementia, moderate, with anxiety
F01.C0Vascular dementia, severe, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F01.C11Vascular dementia, severe, with agitation
F01.C18Vascular dementia, severe, with other behavioral disturbance
F01.C2Vascular dementia, severe, with psychotic disturbance
F01.C3Vascular dementia, severe, with mood disturbance
F01.C4Vascular dementia, severe, with anxiety
F02.80Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F02.811Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with agitation
F02.818Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance
F02.82Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbance
F02.83Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance
F02.84Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with anxiety
F02.A0Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F02.A11Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with agitation
F02.A18Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with other behavioral disturbance
F02.A2Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with psychotic disturbance
F02.A3Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with mood disturbance
F02.A4Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with anxiety
F02.B0Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F02.B11Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with agitation
F02.B18Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with other behavioral disturbance
F02.B2Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with psychotic disturbance
F02.B3Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with mood disturbance
F02.B4Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with anxiety
F02.C0Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F02.C11Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with agitation
F02.C18Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with other behavioral disturbance
F02.C2Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with psychotic disturbance
F02.C3Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with mood disturbance
F02.C4Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with anxiety
F03.90Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F03.911Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with agitation
F03.918Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance
F03.92Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbance
F03.93Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance
F03.94Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with anxiety
F03.A0Unspecified dementia, mild, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F03.A11Unspecified dementia, mild, with agitation
F03.A18Unspecified dementia, mild, with other behavioral disturbance
F03.A2Unspecified dementia, mild, with psychotic disturbance
F03.A3Unspecified dementia, mild, with mood disturbance
F03.A4Unspecified dementia, mild, with anxiety
F03.B0Unspecified dementia, moderate, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F03.B11Unspecified dementia, moderate, with agitation
F03.B18Unspecified dementia, moderate, with other behavioral disturbance
F03.B2Unspecified dementia, moderate, with psychotic disturbance
F03.B3Unspecified dementia, moderate, with mood disturbance
F03.B4Unspecified dementia, moderate, with anxiety
F03.C0Unspecified dementia, severe, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
F03.C11Unspecified dementia, severe, with agitation
F03.C18Unspecified dementia, severe, with other behavioral disturbance
F03.C2Unspecified dementia, severe, with psychotic disturbance
F03.C3Unspecified dementia, severe, with mood disturbance
F03.C4Unspecified dementia, severe, with anxiety
F05Delirium due to known physiological condition
F06.0Psychotic disorder with hallucinations due to known physiological condition
F06.1Catatonic disorder due to known physiological condition
F06.8Other specified mental disorders due to known physiological condition
F07.0Personality change due to known physiological condition
F07.81Postconcussional syndrome
F07.89Other personality and behavioral disorders due to known physiological condition
F48.2Pseudobulbar affect
F80.0Phonological disorder
F80.1Expressive language disorder
F80.2Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder
F80.4Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss
F80.81Childhood onset fluency disorder
F80.82Social pragmatic communication disorder
F80.89Other developmental disorders of speech and language
F80.9Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified
F81.0Specific reading disorder
F81.2Mathematics disorder
F81.81Disorder of written expression
F81.89Other developmental disorders of scholastic skills
F82Specific developmental disorder of motor function
F88Other disorders of psychological development
F90.2Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined type
F95.2Tourette's disorder
F98.29Other feeding disorders of infancy and early childhood
F98.5Adult onset fluency disorder
G10Huntington's disease
G12.21Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
G12.25Progressive spinal muscle atrophy
G13.2Systemic atrophy primarily affecting the central nervous system in myxedema
G13.8Systemic atrophy primarily affecting central nervous system in other diseases classified elsewhere
G20.A1Parkinson's disease without dyskinesia, without mention of fluctuations
G20.A2Parkinson's disease without dyskinesia, with fluctuations
G20.B1Parkinson's disease with dyskinesia, without mention of fluctuations
G20.B2Parkinson's disease with dyskinesia, with fluctuations
G21.0Malignant neuroleptic syndrome
G21.11Neuroleptic induced parkinsonism
G21.19Other drug induced secondary parkinsonism
G21.2Secondary parkinsonism due to other external agents
G21.3Postencephalitic parkinsonism
G21.4Vascular parkinsonism
G21.8Other secondary parkinsonism
G21.9Secondary parkinsonism, unspecified
G23.0Hallervorden-Spatz disease
G23.1Progressive supranuclear ophthalmoplegia [Steele-Richardson-Olszewski]
G23.2Striatonigral degeneration
G23.8Other specified degenerative diseases of basal ganglia
G23.9Degenerative disease of basal ganglia, unspecified
G24.01Drug induced subacute dyskinesia
G24.09Other drug induced dystonia
G24.1Genetic torsion dystonia
G24.2Idiopathic nonfamilial dystonia
G24.3Spasmodic torticollis
G24.4Idiopathic orofacial dystonia
G24.5Blepharospasm
G24.8Other dystonia
G24.9Dystonia, unspecified
G25.3Myoclonus
G25.4Drug-induced chorea
G25.5Other chorea
G25.70Drug induced movement disorder, unspecified
G25.71Drug induced akathisia
G25.79Other drug induced movement disorders
G25.81Restless legs syndrome
G25.82Stiff-man syndrome
G25.83Benign shuddering attacks
G25.89Other specified extrapyramidal and movement disorders
G25.9Extrapyramidal and movement disorder, unspecified
G26Extrapyramidal and movement disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
G30.0Alzheimer's disease with early onset
G30.1Alzheimer's disease with late onset
G30.8Other Alzheimer's disease
G30.9Alzheimer's disease, unspecified
G31.01Pick's disease
G31.09Other frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder
G31.1Senile degeneration of brain, not elsewhere classified
G31.2Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol
G31.80Leukodystrophy, unspecified
G31.83Neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies
G31.84Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology
G31.85Corticobasal degeneration
G31.86Alexander disease
G31.87Primary progressive apraxia of speech
G31.89Other specified degenerative diseases of nervous system
G31.9Degenerative disease of nervous system, unspecified
G35.ARelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
G35.B0Primary progressive multiple sclerosis, unspecified
G35.B1Active primary progressive multiple sclerosis
G35.B2Non-active primary progressive multiple sclerosis
G35.C0Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, unspecified
G35.C1Active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
G35.C2Non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
G35.DMultiple sclerosis, unspecified
G36.0Neuromyelitis optica [Devic]
G36.1Acute and subacute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis [Hurst]
G36.8Other specified acute disseminated demyelination
G36.9Acute disseminated demyelination, unspecified
G37.0Diffuse sclerosis of central nervous system
G37.1Central demyelination of corpus callosum
G37.2Central pontine myelinolysis
G37.3Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of central nervous system
G37.4Subacute necrotizing myelitis of central nervous system
G37.5Concentric sclerosis [Balo] of central nervous system
G37.89Other specified demyelinating diseases of central nervous system
G37.9Demyelinating disease of central nervous system, unspecified
G40.001Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.009Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.011Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.019Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.101Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.109Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.111Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.119Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.201Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.209Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.211Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.219Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.301Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.309Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.311Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.319Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.401Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.409Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.411Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.419Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.42Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Like 5 Deficiency Disorder
G40.501Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.509Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.801Other epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.802Other epilepsy, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.803Other epilepsy, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.804Other epilepsy, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.811Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.812Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.813Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.814Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.821Epileptic spasms, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.822Epileptic spasms, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.823Epileptic spasms, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.824Epileptic spasms, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.833Dravet syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.834Dravet syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.841KCNQ2-related epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.842KCNQ2-related epilepsy, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.843KCNQ2-related epilepsy, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.844KCNQ2-related epilepsy, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.89Other seizures
G40.901Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.909Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.911Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.919Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.A01Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.A09Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.A11Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.A19Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.B01Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.B09Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.B11Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, with status epilepticus
G40.B19Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, without status epilepticus
G45.0Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
G45.1Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
G45.2Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
G45.8Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
G45.9Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
G46.0Middle cerebral artery syndrome
G46.1Anterior cerebral artery syndrome
G46.2Posterior cerebral artery syndrome
G51.0Bell's palsy
G51.1Geniculate ganglionitis
G51.2Melkersson's syndrome
G51.4Facial myokymia
G51.8Other disorders of facial nerve
G51.9Disorder of facial nerve, unspecified
G52.1Disorders of glossopharyngeal nerve
G52.2Disorders of vagus nerve
G52.3Disorders of hypoglossal nerve
G52.7Disorders of multiple cranial nerves
G52.8Disorders of other specified cranial nerves
G60.8Other hereditary and idiopathic neuropathies
G70.00Myasthenia gravis without (acute) exacerbation
G70.01Myasthenia gravis with (acute) exacerbation
G70.1Toxic myoneural disorders
G70.2Congenital and developmental myasthenia
G70.80Lambert-Eaton syndrome, unspecified
G70.81Lambert-Eaton syndrome in disease classified elsewhere
G70.89Other specified myoneural disorders
G70.9Myoneural disorder, unspecified
G71.11Myotonic muscular dystrophy
G71.12Myotonia congenita
G71.13Myotonic chondrodystrophy
G71.14Drug induced myotonia
G71.19Other specified myotonic disorders
G71.20Congenital myopathy, unspecified
G71.21Nemaline myopathy
G71.220X-linked myotubular myopathy
G71.228Other centronuclear myopathy
G71.29Other congenital myopathy
G72.0Drug-induced myopathy
G72.1Alcoholic myopathy
G72.2Myopathy due to other toxic agents
G72.3Periodic paralysis
G73.1Lambert-Eaton syndrome in neoplastic disease
G80.0Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy
G80.1Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
G80.2Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
G80.3Athetoid cerebral palsy
G80.4Ataxic cerebral palsy
G80.8Other cerebral palsy
G80.9Cerebral palsy, unspecified
G81.00Flaccid hemiplegia affecting unspecified side
G81.01Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right dominant side
G81.02Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left dominant side
G81.03Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side
G81.04Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side
G81.10Spastic hemiplegia affecting unspecified side
G81.11Spastic hemiplegia affecting right dominant side
G81.12Spastic hemiplegia affecting left dominant side
G81.13Spastic hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side
G81.14Spastic hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side
G81.90Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting unspecified side
G81.91Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side
G81.92Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side
G81.93Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right nondominant side
G81.94Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left nondominant side
G83.5Locked-in state
G83.81Brown-Sequard syndrome
G83.82Anterior cord syndrome
G83.83Posterior cord syndrome
G83.84Todd's paralysis (postepileptic)
G83.89Other specified paralytic syndromes
G83.9Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
G90.1Familial dysautonomia [Riley-Day]
G90.3Multi-system degeneration of the autonomic nervous system
G91.0Communicating hydrocephalus
G91.1Obstructive hydrocephalus
G91.2(Idiopathic) normal pressure hydrocephalus
G91.3Post-traumatic hydrocephalus, unspecified
G91.4Hydrocephalus in diseases classified elsewhere
G91.8Other hydrocephalus
G91.9Hydrocephalus, unspecified
G93.7Reye's syndrome
G94Other disorders of brain in diseases classified elsewhere
H90.0Conductive hearing loss, bilateral
H90.11Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.12Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.2Conductive hearing loss, unspecified
H90.3Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
H90.41Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.42Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.5Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss
H90.6Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
H90.71Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.72Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.8Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unspecified
H90.A11Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, right ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.A12Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, left ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.A21Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.A22Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.A31Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.A32Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
H91.10Presbycusis, unspecified ear
H91.3Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classified
H91.93Unspecified hearing loss, bilateral
H93.221Diplacusis, right ear
H93.222Diplacusis, left ear
H93.223Diplacusis, bilateral
H93.241Temporary auditory threshold shift, right ear
H93.242Temporary auditory threshold shift, left ear
H93.243Temporary auditory threshold shift, bilateral
H93.249Temporary auditory threshold shift, unspecified ear
H93.25Central auditory processing disorder
H93.291Other abnormal auditory perceptions, right ear
H93.292Other abnormal auditory perceptions, left ear
H93.293Other abnormal auditory perceptions, bilateral
H93.299Other abnormal auditory perceptions, unspecified ear
H93.90Unspecified disorder of ear, unspecified ear
H93.91Unspecified disorder of right ear
H93.92Unspecified disorder of left ear
H93.93Unspecified disorder of ear, bilateral
I67.841Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome
I67.848Other cerebrovascular vasospasm and vasoconstriction
I67.89Other cerebrovascular disease
I69.010Attention and concentration deficit following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
I69.011Memory deficit following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

Showing the first 400 of 1483 covered codes — this procedure has a large covered-diagnosis set; see the governing LCD/article for the complete list.

Frequently asked questions

Which ICD-10 codes support medical necessity for CPT 92521?

Medicare coverage policies (LCDs/NCDs and Billing & Coding articles) list 1483 ICD-10 diagnosis codes that support medical necessity for CPT 92521. The covered codes are listed on this page. Coverage varies by MAC/state — always confirm against the policy that applies to you.

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