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 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 780.03
Persistent vegetative state On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 780.03 can be accessed here. - Vegetative state refers to the neurocognitive status of individuals with severe brain damage, in whom physiologic functions (sleep-wake cycles, autonomic control, and breathing) persist, but awareness (including all cognitive function and emotion) is abolished.
- 780.03 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 780.03 contains 5 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 780.* hierarchy
Index entries containing 780.03:- Alteration (of), altered
- consciousness 780.09
- persistent vegetative state
 780.03
Persistence, persistent (congenital) 759.89- vegetative state 780.03
State- vegetative (persistent) 780.03
Vegetation, vegetative- consciousness (persistent) 780.03
- state (persistent) 780.03
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