2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Hereditary And Degenerative Diseases Of The Central Nervous System 330-338 > Disorders Of The Autonomic Nervous System 337.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 337.3 Autonomic dysreflexia View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 337.3 A syndrome associated with damage to the spinal cord above the mid thoracic level (see SPINAL CORD INJURIES) characterized by a marked increase in the sympathetic response to minor stimuli such as bladder or rectal distention. Manifestations include HYPERTENSION; TACHYCARDIA (or reflex bradycardia); FEVER; FLUSHING; and HYPERHIDROSIS. Extreme hypertension may be associated with a CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp538 and 1232; J Spinal Cord Med 1997;20 Life threatening inhibited sympathetic response to a noxious stimuli in a person with a spinal cord injury at T7 or above. 337.3 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 337.3 contains 2 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 337.* hierarchy Use additional code to identify the cause, such as: decubitus ulcer (707.00-707.09) fecal impaction (560.39) urinary tract infection (599.0)  Index entries containing 337.3: Autonomic, autonomous dysreflexia 337.3 Dysreflexia, autonomic 337.3