781.4 TRANSIENT LIMB PARALYSIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 781.4

Short Description: Transient limb paralysis

Long Description: Transient paralysis of limb

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 781 Symptoms involving nervous and musculoskeletal systems
        • 781.4 Transient limb paralysis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 781.4 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Monoplegia 344.5
    • transient 781.4
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • arm 344.40
      • transient 781.4
        • traumatic NEC (see also Injury, nerve, upper limb) 955.9
    • extremity
      • transient (cause unknown) 781.4
    • leg 344.30
      • transient or transitory 781.4
        • traumatic NEC (see also Injury, nerve, lower limb) 956.9
    • transient
      • arm or leg NEC 781.4
  • Paresis (see also Paralysis) 344.9
    • transient, limb 781.4
  • Pseudoparalysis
    • arm or leg 781.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 781.4 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
781.4 Right Arrow R29.5 Transient paralysis
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.

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ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
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781.92 Abnormal posture
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781.94 Facial weakness
781.99 Other symptoms involving nervous and musculoskeletal systems


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