G46.0
BillableMiddle cerebral artery syndrome
Middle cerebral artery syndrome
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Middle cerebral artery syndrome195209007
- Central nervous system deficit220363002
- Neurologic deficit264552009
- Neurological deficit264552009
- Malignant middle cerebral artery syndrome1231168008
- Intracranial artery occlusion with infarction436781000124104
- Middle cerebral artery occlusion434951000124104
- Occlusion of cerebral artery with stroke9901000119100
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G46.0?
ICD-10-CM code G46.0 represents "Middle cerebral artery syndrome". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G46.0 a billable code?
Yes, G46.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G46.0 in?
G46.0 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What SNOMED CT codes does G46.0 map to?
G46.0 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 220363002, 436781000124104, 1231168008, 434951000124104, 195209007, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G46.0?
G46.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0238281. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.