ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G46.8
Other vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G46.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G46 — Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G46.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in G46
- G46Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases
- G46.0Middle cerebral artery syndrome
- G46.1Anterior cerebral artery syndrome
- G46.2Posterior cerebral artery syndrome
- G46.3Brain stem stroke syndrome
- G46.4Cerebellar stroke syndrome
- G46.5Pure motor lacunar syndrome
- G46.6Pure sensory lacunar syndrome
- G46.7Other lacunar syndromes
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