Diagnosis Code

G45.0 VERTEBRO-BASILAR ARTERY SYNDROME


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G45.0

Short Description: Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome

Long Description: Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome

The code G45.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)
      • Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45)
        • G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute cerebral ischemia
  • Acute cerebrovascular insufficiency
  • Basilar artery syndrome
  • Vertebral artery syndrome
  • Vertebrobasilar artery syndrome
  • Vertebrobasilar territory transient ischemic attack

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G45.0 Right Arrow 435.0 Basilar artery syndrome
435.1 Vertebral artery syndrom
435.3 Vertbrobaslr artery synd

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
G45 Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
G45.1 Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
G45.3 Amaurosis fugax
G45.4 Transient global amnesia
G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023