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Easyrider
Dx: s/l amostic brain damage 348.0 ... sm
Sun Jan 4, 2004 01:07

In the report, this patient had myoclonic seizures and now has a diagnosis of s/l amostic brain damage 348.0. Thank you.

billybob
anoxic SM
Sun Jan 4, 2004 01:10

ICD9 code for this is 348.1 actually, see ICD9 box above.

348 OTHER CONDITIONS OF BRAIN
348.0 CEREBRAL CYSTS
348.1 ANOXIC BRAIN DAMAGE
348.2 BENIGN INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION
348.3 ENCEPHALOPATHY, UNSPECIFIED
348.4 COMPRESSION OF BRAIN
348.5 CEREBRAL EDEMA
348.8 OTHER CONDITIONS OF BRAIN
348.9 UNSPECIFIED CONDITION OF BRAIN

Easyrider
Thanks so much! (nm)
Sun Jan 4, 2004 01:11

JAT
actually, that may need to be 348.1 SM
Sun Jan 4, 2004 01:13

Here is a list of ICD-9 codes

JAT
oops.. here is the address
Sun Jan 4, 2004 01:14

http://www.stanford.edu/~jhahn/neurocodes.htm

JAT
I shoulda looked inside billybob's post huh? (nm)
Sun Jan 4, 2004 01:14