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344.2 DIPLEGIA OF UPPER LIMBS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 344.2

Short Description: Diplegia of upper limbs

Long Description: Diplegia of upper limbs

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Other disorders of the central nervous system (340-349)
      • 344 Other paralytic syndromes
        • 344.2 Diplegia of upper limbs

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 344.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Diplegia (upper limbs) 344.2
    • brain or cerebral 437.8
    • congenital 343.0
    • facial 351.0
      • congenital 352.6
    • infantile or congenital (cerebral) (spastic) (spinal) 343.0
    • lower limbs 344.1
    • syphilitic, congenital 090.49
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • arm 344.40
      • both 344.2
    • brain
      • diplegia 344.2
        • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
    • upper limb - see also Paralysis, arm
      • both (see also Diplegia) 344.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 344.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
344.2 Right Arrow G83.0 Diplegia of upper limbs
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
344.00 Quadriplegia, unspecified
344.01 Quadriplegia, C1-C4, complete
344.02 Quadriplegia, C1-C4, incomplete
344.03 Quadriplegia, C5-C7, complete
344.04 Quadriplegia, C5-C7, incomplete
344.09 Other quadriplegia
344.1 Paraplegia
344.30 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting unspecified side
344.31 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting dominant side
344.32 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting nondominant side
344.40 Monoplegia of upper limb affecting unspecified side
344.41 Monoplegia of upper limb affecting dominant side
344.42 Monoplegia of upper limb affecting nondominant sde
344.5 Unspecified monoplegia
344.60 Cauda equina syndrome without mention of neurogenic bladder
344.61 Cauda equina syndrome with neurogenic bladder
344.81 Locked-in state
344.89 Other specified paralytic syndrome
344.9 Paralysis, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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