Diagnosis Code: 331.7

Short Description: Cereb degen in oth dis

Long Description: Cerebral degeneration in diseases classified elsewhere

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
  • Hereditary and degenerative diseases of the central nervous system (330-337)
    • 331 Other cerebral degenerations
      • 331.7 Cereb degen in oth dis

This code is valid for manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Cerebral degeneration due to beriberi
• Cerebral degeneration due to cerebrovascular disease
• Cerebral degeneration due to congenital hydrocephalus
• Cerebral degeneration due to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
• Cerebral degeneration due to neoplastic disease
• Cerebral degeneration due to Parkinson's disease
• Cerebral degeneration due to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
• Cerebral degeneration due to vitamin B12 deficiency
• Frontal lobe degeneration with motor neurone disease
• Postmeningitic hydrocephalus

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 331.7 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Degeneration, degenerative
  • brain (cortical) (progressive) 331.9
    • in
      • alcoholism 303.9 [331.7]
      • beriberi 265.0 [331.7]
      • cerebrovascular disease 437.9 [331.7]
      • congenital hydrocephalus 742.3 [331.7]
        • with spina bifida (see also Spina bifida) 741.0 [331.7]
      • myxedema (see also Myxedema) 244.9 [331.7]
      • neoplastic disease NEC (M8000/1) 239.9 [331.7]
      • vitamin B12�deficiency 266.2 [331.7]

Crosswalk Information

The code 331.7 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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