G46
Non-billableVascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases
Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
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)
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- underlying cerebrovascular disease (I60-I69)
Child Codes (9)
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
G46.8Oth vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G46?
ICD-10-CM code G46 represents "Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is G46 a billable code?
No, G46 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under G46.
What chapter is G46 in?
G46 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What are the subcategories under G46?
G46 has 9 child codes, including: G46.0 (Middle cerebral artery syndrome), G46.1 (Anterior cerebral artery syndrome), G46.2 (Posterior cerebral artery syndrome), G46.3 (Brain stem stroke syndrome), and 5 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G46?
G46 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0694474. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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