G45.0
BillableVertebro-basilar artery syndrome
Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
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 periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
Related Codes(6)
G45.1Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
G45.2Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
G45.3Amaurosis fugax
G45.4Transient global amnesia
G45.8Oth transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related synd
G45.9Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
Related Conditions
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(80)
SNOMED CT
- Vertebral artery compression syndrome34781003
- Vertebral artery syndrome34781003
- Basilar artery syndrome64009001
- Insufficiency - basilar artery64009001
- Vertebrobasilar arterial insufficiency64009001
- Vertebrobasilar insufficiency64009001
- Vertebrobasilar artery syndrome195199008
- Posterior circulation transient ischaemic attack230717002
- Posterior circulation transient ischemic attack230717002
- Vertebrobasilar territory transient ischaemic attack230717002
- Vertebrobasilar territory transient ischemic attack230717002
- Extrinsic compression of artery233977004
- Acute cerebral ischaemia16218291000119100
- Acute cerebral ischemia16218291000119100
UMLS
- Insufficiencies, Vertebro-BasilarC0042568
- Insufficiencies, VertebrobasilarC0042568
- Insufficiency, Vertebro-BasilarC0042568
- Insufficiency, VertebrobasilarC0042568
- Ischemia, Vertebro-BasilarC0042568
- Ischemia, VertebrobasilarC0042568
- Ischemias, Vertebro-BasilarC0042568
- Ischemias, VertebrobasilarC0042568
- Vertebro Basilar InsufficiencyC0042568
- Vertebro Basilar IschemiaC0042568
- Vertebro-Basilar InsufficienciesC0042568
- Vertebro-Basilar InsufficiencyC0042568
- Vertebro-Basilar IschemiaC0042568
- Vertebro-Basilar IschemiasC0042568
- Vertebro-basilar artery syndromeC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar Artery SyndromeC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar InsufficienciesC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar InsufficiencyC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar IschemiaC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar IschemiasC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar arterial insufficiencyC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar artery syndromeC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar artery syndrome (disorder)C0042568
- Vertebrobasilar insufficiencyC0042568
- basilar vertebral insufficiencyC0042568
- vertebral basilar insufficiencyC0042568
- vertebro basilar insufficiencyC0042568
- vertebro-basilar artery syndromeC0042568
- vertebro-basilar insufficiencyC0042568
- vertebrobasilar artery syndromeC0042568
- vertebrobasilar insufficiencyC0042568
- vertebrobasilar ischemiaC0042568
Clinical Terms
- Vertebrobasilar arterial insufficiency
- vertebrobasilar artery syndrome
- Insufficiency - basilar artery
- Vertebrobasilar Insufficiencies
- Insufficiency, Vertebrobasilar
- Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiency
- Vertebrobasilar territory transient ischemic attack
- vertebral basilar insufficiency
- Insufficiencies, Vertebrobasilar
- vertebro basilar insufficiency
- Vertebrobasilar artery syndrome (disorder)
- Insufficiencies, Vertebro-Basilar
- Ischemias, Vertebrobasilar
- Vertebral artery syndrome
- Insufficiency, Vertebro-Basilar
- Ischemia, Vertebrobasilar
- Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency
- vertebrobasilar ischemia
- Ischemias, Vertebro-Basilar
- Acute cerebral ischemia
- Vertebro-Basilar Ischemia
- Vertebral artery compression syndrome
- Ischemia, Vertebro-Basilar
- Posterior circulation transient ischemic attack
- Basilar artery syndrome
- Vertebro Basilar Ischemia
- basilar vertebral insufficiency
- Vertebro-Basilar Ischemias
- Acute cerebral ischaemia
- Vertebrobasilar territory transient ischaemic attack
- Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiencies
- Extrinsic compression of artery
- Posterior circulation transient ischaemic attack
- Vertebrobasilar Ischemias
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for vertebro-basilar artery syndrome?
The ICD-10-CM code for vertebro-basilar artery syndrome is G45.0. The full clinical description is "Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome". G45.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G45.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G45.0 represents “Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome”. It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G45.0 a billable code?
Yes, G45.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G45.0 in?
G45.0 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G45.0?
G45.0 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 G45.0 map to?
G45.0 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 16218291000119100, 64009001, 233977004, 230717002, 34781003, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G45.0?
G45.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0042568. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does G45.0 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like vertebro-basilar artery syndrome affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of G45.0?
G45.0 maps to the ICD-11 code: 8B10.Y (Other specified transient ischaemic attack).
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