Wernicke's encephalopathy
Billable / specific
E51.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from E51)
- Note: All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Also known as
- Degeneration, degenerative, brain, in beriberi
- Encephalopathy, vitamin B deficiency NEC, vitamin B1
- Encephalopathy, Wernicke's
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, polioencephalitis, superior
- Polioencephalitis, superior hemorrhagic
- Polioencephalitis, Wernicke's
- Polioencephalomyelitis, with beriberi
- Polioencephalopathy, superior hemorrhagic
- Wernicke's, disease or syndrome
- Wernicke's, encephalopathy
- Wernicke's, polioencephalitis, superior
Parent code
- E51Thiamine deficiencyHeader