348.4 COMPRESSION OF BRAIN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 348.4

Short Description: Compression of brain

Long Description: Compression of brain

Code Classification:

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

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 348.4 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Arnold-Chiari obstruction or syndrome (see also Spina bifida) 741.0
    • type I 348.4
  • Chiari's
    • malformation
      • type I 348.4
  • Compression
    • brain (stem) 348.4
      • due to
        • contusion, brain - see Contusion, brain
        • injury NEC - see also Hemorrhage, brain, traumatic
          • birth - see Birth, injury, brain
        • laceration, brain - see Laceration, brain
      • osteopathic 739.0
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) 553.9
    • brain 348.4
      • congenital 742.0
    • cerebral 348.4
      • congenital 742.0
      • endaural 742.0
    • foramen
      • magnum 348.4
  • Herniation - see also Hernia
    • brain (stem) 348.4
    • cerebral 348.4
  • Malformation (congenital) - see also Anomaly
    • Chiari
      • type I 348.4
  • Pressure
    • brain 348.4
      • injury at birth 767.0
    • cone, tentorial 348.4
      • injury at birth 767.0
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Arnold-Chiari (see also Spina bifida) 741.0
      • type I 348.4
    • foramen magnum 348.4
    • posterior
      • fossa compression 348.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 348.4 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
348.4 Right Arrow G93.5 Compression of brain
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
348.0 Cerebral cysts
348.1 Anoxic brain damage
348.2 Benign intracranial hypertension
348.30 Encephalopathy, unspecified
348.31 Metabolic encephalopathy
348.39 Other encephalopathy
348.5 Cerebral edema
348.81 Temporal sclerosis
348.82 Brain death
348.89 Other conditions of brain
348.9 Unspecified condition of brain


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