Diagnosis Code: 348.2

Short Description: Pseudotumor cerebri

Long Description: Benign intracranial hypertension

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
  • Other disorders of the central nervous system (340-349)
    • 348 Other conditions of brain
      • 348.2 Pseudotumor cerebri

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 348.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Hydrocephalus (acquired) (external) (internal) (malignant) (noncommunicating) (obstructive) (recurrent) 331.4
  • otitic 348.2

• Hypertension, hypertensive (arterial) (arteriolar) (crisis) (degeneration) (disease) (essential) (fluctuating) (idiopathic) (intermittent) (labile) (low renin) (orthostatic) (paroxysmal) (primary) (systemic) (uncontrolled) (vascular).......................................... 401.0......... 401.1......... 401.9
  • intracranial, benign.................................................................. -............ 348.2............. -

• Meningitis (basal) (basic) (basilar) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetica) (toxic) 322.9
  • serous NEC (see also Meningitis, aseptic) 047.9
    • syndrome 348.2

• Otitic hydrocephalus 348.2

• Pressure
  • increased
    • intracranial 781.99
      • due to
        • benign intracranial hypertension 348.2

• Pseudohydrocephalus 348.2

• Pseudotumor
  • cerebri 348.2

• Symonds' syndrome 348.2

• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • serous meningitis 348.2
  • Symonds' 348.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 348.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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