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Diagnosis Code

G46.3 BRAIN STEM STROKE SYNDROME


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G46.3

Short Description: Brain stem stroke syndrome

Long Description: Brain stem stroke syndrome

The code G46.3 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)
        • G46.3 Brain stem stroke syndrome

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Alternating hemiplegia
  • Benedikt's syndrome
  • Brain stem infarction
  • Brainstem stroke syndrome
  • Brainstem stroke syndrome
  • Cerebellar infarction
  • Claude's syndrome
  • Foville syndrome
  • Injury of facial nerve
  • Millard-Gubler syndrome
  • Paresis of extraocular muscles
  • Posterior cerebral circulation infarction
  • Posterior cerebral circulation infarction
  • Posterior cerebral circulation infarction
  • Posterior cerebral circulation infarction
  • Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome
  • Supranuclear facial nerve paralysis
  • Supranuclear paralysis
  • Third cranial nerve finding

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G46.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Benedikt syndrome
    • Claude syndrome
    • Foville syndrome
    • Millard-Gubler syndrome
    • Wallenberg syndrome
    • Weber syndrome

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G46.3 Right Arrow 437.8 Cerebrovasc disease 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
G46.2 Posterior cerebral artery 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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