Diagnosis Code

G45.1 CAROTID ARTERY SYNDROME (HEMISPHERIC)


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G45.1

Short Description: Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)

Long Description: Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)

The code G45.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)
      • Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45)
        • G45.1 Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute cerebral ischemia
  • Acute cerebrovascular insufficiency
  • Carotid artery insufficiency syndrome
  • Carotid artery syndrome hemispheric
  • Carotid territory transient ischemic attack

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G45.1 Right Arrow 435.8 Trans cereb ischemia NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
G45 Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
G45.3 Amaurosis fugax
G45.4 Transient global amnesia
G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023