ICD-10-CM Code G45
Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code G45 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of G45 that describes the diagnosis 'transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes' in more detail.
- G45 Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
- BILLABLE G45.1 Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
- BILLABLE G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
- BILLABLE G45.3 Amaurosis fugax
- BILLABLE G45.4 Transient global amnesia
- BILLABLE G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
- BILLABLE G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
The ICD code G45 is used to code Paroxysmal attack
Paroxysmal attacks or paroxysms (from Greek παροξυσμός) are a sudden recurrence or intensification of symptoms, such as a spasm or seizure. These short, frequent, and stereotyped symptoms can be observed in various clinical conditions. They are usually associated with multiple sclerosis or pertussis, but they may also be observed in other disorders such as encephalitis, head trauma, stroke, asthma, trigeminal neuralgia, breath-holding spells, epilepsy, malaria, tabes dorsalis, and Behçet's disease, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). It has also been noted as a symptom of gratification disorder in children.
| Specialty: | Neurology |
| MeSH Codes: | , D014652, D014652, D014652, D014652, D014652 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | , 325, 430, 440, 450, 459 |
Coding Notes for G45 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Neonatal cerebral ischemia - instead, use code P91.0
- Transient retinal artery occlusion - instead, use code H34.0-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G45 - Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes'
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