ICD-10-CM Code G46.1
Anterior cerebral artery syndrome
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Adult Only
Code is only used for patients 15 years old or older.G46.1 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of anterior cerebral artery syndrome. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code G461 is used to code Anterior cerebral artery syndrome
Anterior cerebral artery syndrome is a condition whereby the blood supply from the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) is restricted, leading to a reduction of the function of the portions of the brain supplied by that vessel: the medial aspects of the frontal and parietal lobes, basal ganglia, anterior fornix and anterior corpus callosum.
| Specialty: | Neurology |
| MeSH Code: | D020243 |
Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries. (Blue is region supplied by anterior cerebral artery.)
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #069 - Transient ischemia.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Anterior choroidal artery syndrome (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G46.1 - Anterior cerebral artery syndrome'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code G46.1 and a single ICD9 code, 435.8 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: G46 - Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases