Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 345.3
Grand mal status epileptic
  • Short description: GRAND MAL STATUS.
  • ICD-9-CM 345.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 345.3 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 345.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 345.3: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 345.3 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G40.301 Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, with status epilepticus
Approximate Synonyms
  • Epilepsy, generalized idiopathic
  • Epilepsy, generalized idiopathic w status epilepticus
  • Epilepsy, generalized idiopathic, intractable w status epilepticus
  • Epilepsy, intractable, w status epilepticus
  • Epilepsy, intractable, with status epilepticus
  • Grand mal status
  • Intractable epilepsy with status epilepticus
  • Status epilepticus
  • Status epilepticus due to generalized idiopathic epilepsy
  • Status epilepticus due to generalized intractable idiopathic epilepsy
  • Status epilepticus, grand mal
345.3 Excludes
  • epilepsia partialis continua (345.7) status:
Applies To
  • Status epilepticus NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 345.3:
  • Coma 780.01
    • epileptic 345.3
  • Epilepsy, epileptic (idiopathic) 345.9
    • coma 345.3
  • Seizure(s) 780.39
  • Status (post)
    • convulsivus idiopathicus (see also Epilepsy) 345.3
    • epileptic, epilepticus (absence) (grand mal) (see also Epilepsy) 345.3
    • grand mal 345.3
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