348.1 ANOXIC BRAIN DAMAGE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 348.1

Short Description: Anoxic brain damage

Long Description: Anoxic brain damage

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Other disorders of the central nervous system (340-349)
      • 348 Other conditions of brain
        • 348.1 Anoxic brain damage

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 348.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Anoxia 799.02
    • cerebral 348.1
      • with
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with specified complication NEC
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.8
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.8
      • complicating
        • delivery (cesarean) (instrumental) 669.4
        • ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.8
        • obstetric anesthesia or sedation 668.2
      • during or resulting from a procedure 997.01
      • following
        • abortion 639.8
        • ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.8
      • newborn (see also Distress, fetal, liveborn infant) 770.88
  • Damage
    • brain 348.9
      • anoxic, hypoxic 348.1
        • during or resulting from a procedure 997.01
        • ischemic, in newborn 768.70
          • mild 768.71
          • moderate 768.72
          • severe 768.73
  • Hypoxia (see also Anoxia) 799.02
    • cerebral 348.1
      • during or resulting from a procedure 997.01
      • newborn 770.88
        • mild or moderate 768.6
        • severe 768.5
  • Stress 308.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 348.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
348.1 Right Arrow G93.1 Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified
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
348.0 Cerebral cysts
348.2 Benign intracranial hypertension
348.30 Encephalopathy, unspecified
348.31 Metabolic encephalopathy
348.39 Other encephalopathy
348.4 Compression of brain
348.5 Cerebral edema
348.81 Temporal sclerosis
348.82 Brain death
348.89 Other conditions of brain
348.9 Unspecified condition of brain


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