437.7 TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 437.7

Short Description: Transient global amnesia

Long Description: Transient global amnesia

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
    • Cerebrovascular disease (430-438)
      • 437 Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease
        • 437.7 Transient global amnesia

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 437.7 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Amnesia (retrograde) 780.93
    • transient global 437.7
  • Jacquet's dermatitis (diaper dermatitis) 691.0
  • Transient - see also condition
    • global amnesia 437.7

Crosswalk Information

The code 437.7 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
437.7 Right Arrow G45.4 Transient global amnesia
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
437.0 Cerebral atherosclerosis
437.1 Other generalized ischemic cerebrovascular disease
437.2 Hypertensive encephalopathy
437.3 Cerebral aneurysm, nonruptured
437.4 Cerebral arteritis
437.5 Moyamoya disease
437.6 Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous sinus
437.8 Other ill-defined cerebrovascular disease
437.9 Unspecified cerebrovascular disease


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