G45.3
BillableAmaurosis fugax
Amaurosis fugax
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Amaurosis70449006
- AF - Amaurosis fugax88032003
- AFx - Amaurosis fugax88032003
- Amaurosis fugax88032003
- Amaurosis fugax (one sided temporary vision loss)88032003
- Momentary blindness88032003
- Transient monocular blindness88032003
- Anterior circulation transient ischaemic attack230716006
- Anterior circulation transient ischemic attack230716006
- Carotid territory transient ischaemic attack230716006
- Carotid territory transient ischemic attack230716006
- Acute cerebral ischaemia16218291000119100
- Acute cerebral ischemia16218291000119100
- Amaurosis fugax of left eye12237911000119109
- Amaurosis fugax of right eye12237951000119105
UMLS
- AF - Amaurosis fugaxC0149793
- AFx - Amaurosis fugaxC0149793
- Amaurosis FugaxC0149793
- Amaurosis fugaxC0149793
- Amaurosis fugax (disorder)C0149793
- Amaurosis fugax (one sided temporary vision loss)C0149793
- Amaurosis temporaryC0149793
- Blindness, Monocular, TransientC0149793
- Blindness, Transient MonocularC0149793
- Momentary blindnessC0149793
- Monocular Blindness, TransientC0149793
- Temporary blindness due to vascular insufficiencyC0149793
- Transient Monocular BlindnessC0149793
- Transient monocular blindnessC0149793
- amaurosis fugaxC0149793
- momentary blindnessC0149793
- transient monocular blindnessC0149793
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G45.3?
ICD-10-CM code G45.3 represents "Amaurosis fugax". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G45.3 a billable code?
Yes, G45.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G45.3 in?
G45.3 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G45.3?
G45.3 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: neonatal cerebral ischemia (P91.0); transient retinal artery occlusion (H34.0-).
What SNOMED CT codes does G45.3 map to?
G45.3 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 88032003, 16218291000119100, 70449006, 12237911000119109, 12237951000119105, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G45.3?
G45.3 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0149793. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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