Diagnosis Code: 437.9

Short Description: Cerebrovasc disease NOS

Long Description: Unspecified cerebrovascular disease

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
  • Cerebrovascular disease (430-438)
    • 437 Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease
      • 437.9 Cerebrovasc disease NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 437.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Degeneration, degenerative
  • brain (cortical) (progressive) 331.9
    • in
      • cerebrovascular disease 437.9 [331.7]

• Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • artery 447.9
    • cerebral 437.9
  • brain 348.9
    • arterial, artery 437.9
  • cerebral (see also Disease, brain) 348.9
    • arterial, artery 437.9
  • cerebrovascular NEC 437.9
    • acute 436
      • embolic - see Embolism, brain
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
      • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth 674.0
      • thrombotic - see Thrombosis, brain
    • arteriosclerotic 437.0
    • embolic - see Embolism, brain
    • ischemic, generalized NEC 437.1
    • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
    • occlusive 437.1
    • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth 674.0
    • specified type NEC 437.8
    • thrombotic - see Thrombosis, brain
  • sinus - see also Sinusitis
    • brain 437.9

• Insufficiency, insufficient
  • cerebral (vascular) 437.9
  • cerebrovascular 437.9
    • with transient focal neurological signs and symptoms 435.9
    • acute 437.1
      • with transient focal neurological signs and symptoms 435.9

• Insult
  • brain 437.9
    • acute 436
  • cerebral 437.9
    • acute 436
  • cerebrovascular 437.9
    • acute 436
  • vascular NEC 437.9
    • acute 436

• Lesion(s)
  • brain 348.89
    • vascular (see also Lesion, cerebrovascular) 437.9
      • degenerative 437.1
      • healed or old without residuals V12.54
      • hypertensive 437.2
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
  • cerebrovascular (see also Disease, cerebrovascular NEC) 437.9
    • degenerative 437.1
    • healed or old without residuals V12.54
    • hypertensive 437.2
    • specified type NEC 437.8
  • vascular 459.9
    • affecting central nervous system (see also Lesion, cerebrovascular) 437.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 437.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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