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G46.3

Billable

Brain stem stroke syndrome

Brain stem stroke syndrome

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

G40-G47

Parent Code

G46

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Benedikt syndrome
  • Claude syndrome
  • Foville syndrome
  • Millard-Gubler syndrome
  • Wallenberg syndrome
  • Weber syndrome

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Code First

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Related Codes(8)
G46.0

Middle cerebral artery syndrome

BillableG46.1

Anterior cerebral artery syndrome

BillableG46.2

Posterior cerebral artery syndrome

BillableG46.4

Cerebellar stroke syndrome

BillableG46.5

Pure motor lacunar syndrome

BillableG46.6

Pure sensory lacunar syndrome

BillableG46.7

Other lacunar syndromes

BillableG46.8

Oth vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases

Billable
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

8B26.0Brainstem stroke syndromeequivalentPrimary
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(161)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Benedikt's syndrome (disorder)
  • Lateral medullary syndrome
  • Inferior cerebellar artery syndrome
  • weber syndrome
  • weber's syndrome
  • Paresis of extraocular muscles
  • Millard-Gubler syndrome (disorder)
  • Benedict syndrome
  • Syndrome, Vieseaux-Wallenberg
  • Foville syndrome
  • wallenberg's syndrome
  • Injury of seventh cranial nerve
  • Medullary Syndrome, Dorsolateral
  • Claude's syndrome
  • Gubler syndrome
  • Weber-Gubler syndrome (disorder)
  • Facial nerve injury
  • Syndromes, Lateral Medullary
  • Supranuclear paralysis
  • Infarction of brain stem
  • Lateral Medullary Syndromes
  • Brainstem stroke syndrome (disorder)
  • syndrome wallenberg
  • Benedikt syndrome
  • Wallenbergs Syndrome
  • Brainstem stroke syndrome
  • Lateral Bulbar Syndrome
  • benedikt's syndrome
  • Injury to facial nerve
  • Supranuclear palsy
  • Injury of facial nerve
  • Mesencephalic tegmental paralysis
  • millard-gubler syndrome
  • wallenberg syndrome
  • LMS - Lateral medullary syndrome
  • Syndrome, Wallenberg
  • Dorsolateral Medullary Syndrome
  • Facial (7th) nerve injury
  • Supranuclear facial nerve paralysis
  • Vieseaux Wallenberg Syndrome
  • benedicts syndrome
  • Claude Syndrome
  • Foville syndrome (disorder)
  • Posterior cerebral circulation stroke
  • Brain stem infarction
  • Crossed hemiplegia
  • Oculomotor nerve finding
  • Brain stem stroke
  • Vieseaux-Wallenberg Syndrome
  • Seventh cranial nerve injury
  • Rubrospinal cerebellar peduncle syndrome
  • syndrome webers
  • Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome (disorder)
  • Weber-Gubler syndrome
  • Alternating hemiplegia
  • millard gubler syndrome
  • Posterior cerebral circulation infarction
  • Claude's syndrome (disorder)
  • Cerebellar infarction
  • Third cranial nerve finding
  • Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome
  • webers syndrome
  • Brain stem infarct
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for brain stem stroke syndrome?

The ICD-10-CM code for brain stem stroke syndrome is G46.3. The full clinical description is "Brain stem stroke syndrome". G46.3 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code G46.3 mean?

ICD-10-CM code G46.3 represents “Brain stem stroke 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 G46.3 a billable code?

Yes, G46.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is G46.3 in?

G46.3 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).

What SNOMED CT codes does G46.3 map to?

G46.3 maps to 15 SNOMED CT concepts: 404689008, 41713005, 95457000, 195212005, 95460007, and 10 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for G46.3?

G46.3 is linked to 7 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0455715, C0451671, C0271373, C0043019, C0455716, and 2 more. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does G46.3 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like brain stem stroke 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 G46.3?

G46.3 maps to the ICD-11 code: 8B26.0 (Brainstem stroke syndrome).

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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.