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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 437.2

Hypertensive encephalopathy

 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 437.2 can be accessed here.

  • Brain dysfunction or damage resulting from sustained MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION. When BLOOD PRESSURE exceeds the limits of cerebral autoregulation, cerebral blood flow is impaired (BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Clinical manifestations include HEADACHE; NAUSEA; VOMITING; SEIZURES; altered mental status (in some cases progressing to COMA); PAPILLEDEMA; and RETINAL HEMORRHAGE.
  • 437.2 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 437.2 contains 6 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 437.* hierarchy


Index entries containing 437.2:

Degeneration, degenerative
  • cerebrovascular 437.1
    • due to hypertension 437.2
Encephalopathy (acute) 348.30
  • hypertensive 437.2
Hypertension, hypertensive (arterial) (arteriolar) (crisis) (degeneration) (disease) (essential) (fluctuating) (idiopathic) (intermittent) (labile) (low renin) (orthostatic) (paroxysmal) (primary) (systemic) (uncontrolled) (vascular) 401.0 401.1 401.9
  • cerebrovascular disease NEC 437.2 437.2 437.2
  • encephalopathy 437.2 437.2 437.2
Lesion(s)
  • brain 348.8
    • vascular (see also Lesion, cerebrovascular) 437.9
      • hypertensive 437.2
  • cerebrovascular (see also Disease, cerebrovascular NEC) 437.9
    • hypertensive 437.2