344.9 PARALYSIS NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 344.9

Short Description: Paralysis NOS

Long Description: Paralysis, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Other disorders of the central nervous system (340-349)
      • 344 Other paralytic syndromes
        • 344.9 Paralysis NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 344.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Palsy (see also Paralysis) 344.9
    • atrophic diffuse 335.20
    • Bell's 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
    • birth 767.7
    • brachial plexus 353.0
      • fetus or newborn 767.6
    • brain - see also Palsy, cerebral
      • noncongenital or noninfantile 344.89
        • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
      • syphilitic 094.89
        • congenital 090.49
    • bulbar (chronic) (progressive) 335.22
      • pseudo NEC 335.23
      • supranuclear NEC 344.89
    • cerebral (congenital) (infantile) (spastic) 343.9
      • athetoid 333.71
      • diplegic 343.0
        • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
      • hemiplegic 343.1
      • monoplegic 343.3
      • noncongenital or noninfantile 437.8
        • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
      • paraplegic 343.0
      • quadriplegic 343.2
      • spastic, not congenital or infantile 344.89
      • syphilitic 094.89
        • congenital 090.49
      • tetraplegic 343.2
    • cranial nerve - see also Disorder, nerve, cranial
      • multiple 352.6
    • creeping 335.21
    • divers' 993.3
    • Erb's (birth injury) 767.6
    • facial 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
    • glossopharyngeal 352.2
    • Klumpke (-D�j�rine) 767.6
    • lead 984.9
      • specified type of lead - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • median nerve (tardy) 354.0
    • peroneal nerve (acute) (tardy) 355.3
    • progressive supranuclear 333.0
    • pseudobulbar NEC 335.23
    • radial nerve (acute) 354.3
    • seventh nerve 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
    • shaking (see also Parkinsonism) 332.0
    • spastic (cerebral) (spinal) 343.9
      • hemiplegic 343.1
    • specified nerve NEC - see Disorder, nerve
    • supranuclear NEC 356.8
      • progressive 333.0
    • ulnar nerve (tardy) 354.2
    • wasting 335.21
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • with
      • broken
        • back - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
        • neck - see Fracture, vertebra, cervical, with spinal cord injury
      • fracture, vertebra - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
      • syphilis 094.89
    • abdomen and back muscles 355.9
    • abdominal muscles 355.9
    • abducens (nerve) 378.54
    • abductor 355.9
      • lower extremity 355.8
      • upper extremity 354.9
    • accessory nerve 352.4
    • accommodation 367.51
      • hysterical 300.11
    • acoustic nerve 388.5
    • agitans 332.0
      • arteriosclerotic 332.0
    • alternating 344.89
      • oculomotor 344.89
    • amyotrophic 335.20
    • ankle 355.8
    • anterior serratus 355.9
    • anus (sphincter) 569.49
    • apoplectic (current episode) (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
    • arm 344.40
      • affecting
        • dominant side 344.41
        • nondominant side 344.42
      • both 344.2
      • hysterical 300.11
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
      • psychogenic 306.0
      • transient 781.4
        • traumatic NEC (see also Injury, nerve, upper limb) 955.9
    • arteriosclerotic (current episode) 437.0
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
    • ascending (spinal), acute 357.0
    • associated, nuclear 344.89
    • asthenic bulbar 358.00
    • ataxic NEC 334.9
      • general 094.1
    • athetoid 333.71
    • atrophic 356.9
      • infantile, acute (see also Poliomyelitis, with paralysis) 045.1
      • muscle NEC 355.9
      • progressive 335.21
      • spinal (acute) (see also Poliomyelitis, with paralysis) 045.1
    • attack (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436
    • axillary 353.0
    • Babinski-Nageotte's 344.89
    • Bell's 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
    • Benedikt's 344.89
    • birth (injury) 767.7
      • brain 767.0
      • intracranial 767.0
      • spinal cord 767.4
    • bladder (sphincter) 596.53
      • neurogenic 596.54
        • with cauda equina syndrome 344.61
      • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth 665.5
      • sensory 596.54
        • with cauda equina 344.61
      • spastic 596.54
        • with cauda equina 344.61
    • bowel, colon, or intestine (see also Ileus) 560.1
    • brachial plexus 353.0
      • due to birth injury 767.6
      • newborn 767.6
    • brain
      • congenital - see Palsy, cerebral
      • current episode 437.8
      • diplegia 344.2
        • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
      • hemiplegia 342.9
        • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
      • infantile - see Palsy, cerebral
      • monoplegia - see also Monoplegia
        • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
      • paraplegia 344.1
      • quadriplegia - see Quadriplegia
      • syphilitic, congenital 090.49
      • triplegia 344.89
    • bronchi 519.19
    • Brown-S�quard's 344.89
    • bulbar (chronic) (progressive) 335.22
      • infantile (see also Poliomyelitis, bulbar) 045.0
      • poliomyelitic (see also Poliomyelitis, bulbar) 045.0
      • pseudo 335.23
      • supranuclear 344.89
    • bulbospinal 358.00
    • cardiac (see also Failure, heart) 428.9
    • cerebral
      • current episode 437.8
      • spastic, infantile - see Palsy, cerebral
    • cerebrocerebellar 437.8
      • diplegic infantile 343.0
    • cervical
      • plexus 353.2
      • sympathetic NEC 337.09
    • C�stan-Chenais 344.89
    • Charc�t-Marie-Tooth type 356.1
    • childhood - see Palsy, cerebral
    • Clark's 343.9
    • colon (see also Ileus) 560.1
    • compressed air 993.3
    • compression
      • arm NEC 354.9
      • cerebral - see Paralysis, brain
      • leg NEC 355.8
      • lower extremity NEC 355.8
      • upper extremity NEC 354.9
    • congenital (cerebral) (spastic) (spinal) - see Palsy, cerebral
    • conjugate movement (of eye) 378.81
      • cortical (nuclear) (supranuclear) 378.81
    • convergence 378.83
    • cordis (see also Failure, heart) 428.9
    • cortical (see also Paralysis, brain) 437.8
    • cranial or cerebral nerve (see also Disorder, nerve, cranial) 352.9
    • creeping 335.21
    • crossed leg 344.89
    • crutch 953.4
    • deglutition 784.99
      • hysterical 300.11
    • dementia 094.1
    • descending (spinal) NEC 335.9
    • diaphragm (flaccid) 519.4
      • due to accidental section of phrenic nerve during procedure 998.2
    • digestive organs NEC 564.89
    • diplegic - see Diplegia
    • divergence (nuclear) 378.85
    • divers' 993.3
    • Duchenne's 335.22
    • due to intracranial or spinal birth injury - see Palsy, cerebral
    • embolic (current episode) (see also Embolism, brain) 434.1
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
    • enteric (see also Ileus) 560.1
      • with hernia - see Hernia, by site, with obstruction
    • Erb's syphilitic spastic spinal 094.89
    • Erb (-Duchenne) (birth) (newborn) 767.6
    • esophagus 530.89
    • essential, infancy (see also Poliomyelitis) 045.9
    • extremity
      • lower - see Paralysis, leg
      • spastic (hereditary) 343.3
        • noncongenital or noninfantile 344.1
      • transient (cause unknown) 781.4
      • upper - see Paralysis, arm
    • eye muscle (extrinsic) 378.55
      • intrinsic 367.51
    • facial (nerve) 351.0
      • birth injury 767.5
      • congenital 767.5
      • following operation NEC 998.2
      • newborn 767.5
    • familial 359.3
      • periodic 359.3
      • spastic 334.1
    • fauces 478.29
    • finger NEC 354.9
    • foot NEC 355.8
    • gait 781.2
    • gastric nerve 352.3
    • gaze 378.81
    • general 094.1
      • ataxic 094.1
      • insane 094.1
      • juvenile 090.40
      • progressive 094.1
      • tabetic 094.1
    • glossopharyngeal (nerve) 352.2
    • glottis (see also Paralysis, vocal cord) 478.30
    • gluteal 353.4
    • Gubler (-Millard) 344.89
    • hand 354.9
      • hysterical 300.11
      • psychogenic 306.0
    • heart (see also Failure, heart) 428.9
    • hemifacial, progressive 349.89
    • hemiplegic - see Hemiplegia
    • hyperkalemic periodic (familial) 359.3
    • hypertensive (current episode) 437.8
    • hypoglossal (nerve) 352.5
    • hypokalemic periodic 359.3
    • Hyrtl's sphincter (rectum) 569.49
    • hysterical 300.11
    • ileus (see also Ileus) 560.1
    • infantile (see also Poliomyelitis) 045.9
      • atrophic acute 045.1
      • bulbar 045.0
      • cerebral - see Palsy, cerebral
      • paralytic 045.1
      • progressive acute 045.9
      • spastic - see Palsy, cerebral
      • spinal 045.9
    • infective (see also Poliomyelitis) 045.9
    • inferior nuclear 344.9
    • insane, general or progressive 094.1
    • internuclear 378.86
    • interosseous 355.9
    • intestine (see also Ileus) 560.1
    • intracranial (current episode) (see also Paralysis, brain) 437.8
      • due to birth injury 767.0
    • iris 379.49
      • due to diphtheria (toxin) 032.81 [379.49]
    • ischemic, Volkmann's (complicating trauma) 958.6
    • isolated sleep, recurrent 327.43
    • Jackson's 344.89
    • jake 357.7
    • Jamaica ginger (jake) 357.7
    • juvenile general 090.40
    • Klumpke (-D�j�rine) (birth) (newborn) 767.6
    • labioglossal (laryngeal) (pharyngeal) 335.22
    • Landry's 357.0
    • laryngeal nerve (recurrent) (superior) (see also Paralysis, vocal cord) 478.30
    • larynx (see also Paralysis, vocal cord) 478.30
      • due to diphtheria (toxin) 032.3
    • late effect
      • due to
        • birth injury, brain or spinal (cord) - see Palsy, cerebral
        • edema, brain or cerebral - see Paralysis, brain
        • lesion
          • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
          • spinal (cord) - see Paralysis, spinal
    • lateral 335.24
    • lead 984.9
      • specified type of lead - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • left side - see Hemiplegia
    • leg 344.30
      • affecting
        • dominant side 344.31
        • nondominant side 344.32
      • both (see also Paraplegia) 344.1
      • crossed 344.89
      • hysterical 300.11
      • psychogenic 306.0
      • transient or transitory 781.4
        • traumatic NEC (see also Injury, nerve, lower limb) 956.9
    • levator palpebrae superioris 374.31
    • limb NEC 344.5
      • all four - see Quadriplegia
      • quadriplegia - see Quadriplegia
    • lip 528.5
    • Lissauer's 094.1
    • local 355.9
    • lower limb - see also Paralysis, leg
      • both (see also Paraplegia) 344.1
    • lung 518.89
      • newborn 770.89
    • median nerve 354.1
    • medullary (tegmental) 344.89
    • mesencephalic NEC 344.89
      • tegmental 344.89
    • middle alternating 344.89
    • Millard-Gubler-Foville 344.89
    • monoplegic - see Monoplegia
    • motor NEC 344.9
      • cerebral - see Paralysis, brain
      • spinal - see Paralysis, spinal
    • multiple
      • cerebral - see Paralysis, brain
      • spinal - see Paralysis, spinal
    • muscle (flaccid) 359.9
      • due to nerve lesion NEC 355.9
      • eye (extrinsic) 378.55
        • intrinsic 367.51
        • oblique 378.51
      • iris sphincter 364.89
      • ischemic (complicating trauma) (Volkmann's) 958.6
      • pseudohypertrophic 359.1
    • muscular (atrophic) 359.9
      • progressive 335.21
    • musculocutaneous nerve 354.9
    • musculospiral 354.9
    • nerve - see also Disorder, nerve
      • third or oculomotor (partial) 378.51
        • total 378.52
      • fourth or trochlear 378.53
      • sixth or abducens 378.54
      • seventh or facial 351.0
        • birth injury 767.5
        • due to
          • injection NEC 999.9
          • operation NEC 997.09
        • newborn 767.5
      • accessory 352.4
      • auditory 388.5
      • birth injury 767.7
      • cranial or cerebral (see also Disorder, nerve, cranial) 352.9
      • facial 351.0
        • birth injury 767.5
        • newborn 767.5
      • laryngeal (see also Paralysis, vocal cord) 478.30
      • newborn 767.7
      • phrenic 354.8
        • newborn 767.7
      • radial 354.3
        • birth injury 767.6
        • newborn 767.6
      • syphilitic 094.89
      • traumatic NEC (see also Injury, nerve, by site) 957.9
      • trigeminal 350.9
      • ulnar 354.2
    • newborn NEC 767.0
    • normokalemic periodic 359.3
    • obstetrical, newborn 767.7
    • ocular 378.9
    • oculofacial, congenital 352.6
    • oculomotor (nerve) (partial) 378.51
      • alternating 344.89
      • external bilateral 378.55
      • total 378.52
    • olfactory nerve 352.0
    • palate 528.9
    • palatopharyngolaryngeal 352.6
    • paratrigeminal 350.9
    • periodic (familial) (hyperkalemic) (hypokalemic) (normokalemic) (potassium sensitive) (secondary) 359.3
    • peripheral
      • autonomic nervous system - see Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic
      • nerve NEC 355.9
    • peroneal (nerve) 355.3
    • pharynx 478.29
    • phrenic nerve 354.8
    • plantar nerves 355.6
    • pneumogastric nerve 352.3
    • poliomyelitis (current) (see also Poliomyelitis, with paralysis) 045.1
      • bulbar 045.0
    • popliteal nerve 355.3
    • pressure (see also Neuropathy, entrapment) 355.9
    • progressive 335.21
      • atrophic 335.21
      • bulbar 335.22
      • general 094.1
      • hemifacial 349.89
      • infantile, acute (see also Poliomyelitis) 045.9
      • multiple 335.20
    • pseudobulbar 335.23
    • pseudohypertrophic 359.1
      • muscle 359.1
    • psychogenic 306.0
    • pupil, pupillary 379.49
    • quadriceps 355.8
    • quadriplegic (see also Quadriplegia) 344.0
    • radial nerve 354.3
      • birth injury 767.6
    • rectum (sphincter) 569.49
    • rectus muscle (eye) 378.55
    • recurrent
      • isolated sleep 327.43
      • laryngeal nerve (see also Paralysis, vocal cord) 478.30
    • respiratory (muscle) (system) (tract) 786.09
      • center NEC 344.89
        • fetus or newborn 770.87
      • congenital 768.9
      • newborn 768.9
    • right side - see Hemiplegia
    • Saturday night 354.3
    • saturnine 984.9
      • specified type of lead - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • sciatic nerve 355.0
    • secondary - see Paralysis, late effect
    • seizure (cerebral) (current episode) (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
    • senile NEC 344.9
    • serratus magnus 355.9
    • shaking (see also Parkinsonism) 332.0
    • shock (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
    • shoulder 354.9
    • soft palate 528.9
    • spasmodic - see Paralysis, spastic
    • spastic 344.9
      • cerebral infantile - see Palsy, cerebral
      • congenital (cerebral) - see Palsy, cerebral
      • familial 334.1
      • hereditary 334.1
      • infantile 343.9
      • noncongenital or noninfantile, cerebral 344.9
      • syphilitic 094.0
        • spinal 094.89
    • sphincter, bladder (see also Paralysis, bladder) 596.53
    • spinal (cord) NEC 344.1
      • accessory nerve 352.4
      • acute (see also Poliomyelitis) 045.9
      • ascending acute 357.0
      • atrophic (acute) (see also Poliomyelitis, with paralysis) 045.1
        • spastic, syphilitic 094.89
      • congenital NEC 343.9
      • hemiplegic - see Hemiplegia
      • hereditary 336.8
      • infantile (see also Poliomyelitis) 045.9
      • late effect NEC 344.89
      • monoplegic - see Monoplegia
      • nerve 355.9
      • progressive 335.10
      • quadriplegic - see Quadriplegia
      • spastic NEC 343.9
      • traumatic - see Injury, spinal, by site
    • sternomastoid 352.4
    • stomach 536.3
      • diabetic 250.6 [536.3]
        • due to secondary diabetes 249.6 [536.3]
      • nerve (nondiabetic) 352.3
    • stroke (current episode) - see Infarct, brain
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
    • subscapularis 354.8
    • superior nuclear NEC 334.9
    • supranuclear 356.8
    • sympathetic
      • cervical NEC 337.09
      • nerve NEC (see also Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic) 337.9
      • nervous system - see Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic
    • syndrome 344.9
      • specified NEC 344.89
    • syphilitic spastic spinal (Erb's) 094.89
    • tabetic general 094.1
    • thigh 355.8
    • throat 478.29
      • diphtheritic 032.0
      • muscle 478.29
    • thrombotic (current episode) (see also Thrombosis, brain) 434.0
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
    • thumb NEC 354.9
    • tick (-bite) 989.5
    • Todd's (postepileptic transitory paralysis) 344.89
    • toe 355.6
    • tongue 529.8
    • transient
      • arm or leg NEC 781.4
      • traumatic NEC (see also Injury, nerve, by site) 957.9
    • trapezius 352.4
    • traumatic, transient NEC (see also Injury, nerve, by site) 957.9
    • trembling (see also Parkinsonism) 332.0
    • triceps brachii 354.9
    • trigeminal nerve 350.9
    • trochlear nerve 378.53
    • ulnar nerve 354.2
    • upper limb - see also Paralysis, arm
      • both (see also Diplegia) 344.2
    • uremic - see Uremia
    • uveoparotitic 135
    • uvula 528.9
      • hysterical 300.11
      • postdiphtheritic 032.0
    • vagus nerve 352.3
    • vasomotor NEC 337.9
    • velum palati 528.9
    • vesical (see also Paralysis, bladder) 596.53
    • vestibular nerve 388.5
    • visual field, psychic 368.16
    • vocal cord 478.30
      • bilateral (partial) 478.33
        • complete 478.34
      • complete (bilateral) 478.34
      • unilateral (partial) 478.31
        • complete 478.32
    • Volkmann's (complicating trauma) 958.6
    • wasting 335.21
    • Weber's 344.89
    • wrist NEC 354.9
  • Paresis (see also Paralysis) 344.9
    • accommodation 367.51
    • bladder (spastic) (sphincter) (see also Paralysis, bladder) 596.53
      • tabetic 094.0
    • bowel, colon, or intestine (see also Ileus) 560.1
    • brain or cerebral - see Paralysis, brain
    • extrinsic muscle, eye 378.55
    • general 094.1
      • arrested 094.1
      • brain 094.1
      • cerebral 094.1
      • insane 094.1
      • juvenile 090.40
        • remission 090.49
      • progressive 094.1
      • remission (sustained) 094.1
      • tabetic 094.1
    • heart (see also Failure, heart) 428.9
    • infantile (see also Poliomyelitis) 045.9
    • insane 094.1
    • juvenile 090.40
    • late effect - see Paralysis, late effect
    • luetic (general) 094.1
    • peripheral progressive 356.9
    • pseudohypertrophic 359.1
    • senile NEC 344.9
    • stomach 536.3
      • diabetic 250.6 [536.3]
        • due to secondary diabetes 249.6 [536.3]
    • syphilitic (general) 094.1
      • congenital 090.40
    • transient, limb 781.4
    • vesical (sphincter) NEC 596.53
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • paralytic 344.9
      • specified type NEC 344.89

Crosswalk Information

The code 344.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
344.9 Right Arrow G83.9 Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
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.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
344.00 Quadriplegia, unspecified
344.01 Quadriplegia, C1-C4, complete
344.02 Quadriplegia, C1-C4, incomplete
344.03 Quadriplegia, C5-C7, complete
344.04 Quadriplegia, C5-C7, incomplete
344.09 Other quadriplegia
344.1 Paraplegia
344.2 Diplegia of upper limbs
344.30 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting unspecified side
344.31 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting dominant side
344.32 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting nondominant side
344.40 Monoplegia of upper limb affecting unspecified side
344.41 Monoplegia of upper limb affecting dominant side
344.42 Monoplegia of upper limb affecting nondominant sde
344.5 Unspecified monoplegia
344.60 Cauda equina syndrome without mention of neurogenic bladder
344.61 Cauda equina syndrome with neurogenic bladder
344.81 Locked-in state
344.89 Other specified paralytic syndrome


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