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Diagnosis Code

G46.2 POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY SYNDROME


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G46.2

Short Description: Posterior cerebral artery syndrome

Long Description: Posterior cerebral artery syndrome

The code G46.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)
      • Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases (G46)
        • G46.2 Posterior cerebral artery syndrome

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Brain stem infarction
  • Central nervous system deficit
  • Infarction of medulla oblongata
  • Neurological deficit
  • Occipital cerebral infarction
  • Posterior cerebral artery syndrome
  • Posterior cerebral circulation infarction
  • Posterior cerebral circulation infarction

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G46.2 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
G46 Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases
G46.0 Middle cerebral artery syndrome
G46.1 Anterior cerebral artery syndrome
G46.3 Brain stem stroke syndrome
G46.4 Cerebellar stroke syndrome
G46.5 Pure motor lacunar syndrome
G46.6 Pure sensory lacunar syndrome
G46.7 Other lacunar syndromes
G46.8 Other vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases

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

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