435.0 BASILAR ARTERY SYNDROME


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 435.0

Short Description: Basilar artery syndrome

Long Description: Basilar artery syndrome

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
    • Cerebrovascular disease (430-438)
      • 435 Transcient cerebral ischemia
        • 435.0 Basilar artery syndrome

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 435.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • arterial 447.1
      • basilar artery 435.0
    • basilar artery 435.0
  • Ischemia, ischemic 459.9
    • basilar artery (with transient neurologic deficit) 435.0
  • Spasm, spastic, spasticity (see also condition) 781.0
    • artery NEC 443.9
      • basilar 435.0
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • basilar artery 435.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 435.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
435.0 Right Arrow G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
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
435.1 Vertebral artery syndrome
435.2 Subclavian steal syndrome
435.3 Vertebrobasilar artery syndrome
435.8 Other specified transient cerebral ischemias
435.9 Unspecified transient cerebral ischemia


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