Diagnosis Code: 348.39

Short Description: Encephalopathy NEC

Long Description: Other encephalopathy

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
  • Other disorders of the central nervous system (340-349)
    • 348 Other conditions of brain
      • 348.39 Encephalopathy NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Drug-induced encephalopathy
• Familial encephalopathy with neuroserpin inclusion bodies
• Hyperammonemic encephalopathy
• Infantile encephalopathy AND lactic acidosis
• Legionella encephalopathy
• Multifactorial encephalopathy
• Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
• Progressive encephalopathy with edema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy syndrome
• Retinocochleocerebral vasculopathy

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 348.39 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Encephalopathy (acute) 348.30
  • other specified type NEC 348.39

• Meningoencephalopathy (see also Meningoencephalitis) 348.39

• PRES (posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome) 348.39

• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • posterior
    • reversible encephalopathy (PRES) 348.39
  • Susac 348.39

Crosswalk Information

The code 348.39 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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