Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 331.7
Cerebral degeneration in diseases classified elsewhere
  • Short description: CEREB DEGEN IN OTH DIS.
  • ICD-9-CM 331.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 331.7 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).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 331.7 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G94 Other disorders of brain in diseases classified elsewhere
Approximate Synonyms
  • Alcohol induced brain degeneration
  • Cerebral degeneration
  • Cerebral degeneration associated with another disorder
  • Cerebral degeneration due to alcoholism
  • Cerebral degeneration due to beriberi
  • Cerebral degeneration due to cerebrovascular disease
  • Cerebral degeneration due to congenital hydrocephalus
  • Cerebral degeneration due to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Cerebral degeneration due to hypothyroidism
  • Cerebral degeneration due to neoplastic disease
  • Cerebral degeneration due to Parkinson's disease
  • Cerebral degeneration due to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • Cerebral degeneration due to vitamin B12 deficiency
  • Cerebral degeneration in hypothyroidism
  • Degeneration of the brain due to alcoholism
  • Degenerative brain disorder due to alcohol
  • Frontal lobe degeneration with motor neurone disease
  • Postmeningitic hydrocephalus
331.7 Excludes
  • cerebral degeneration in:
    • Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (046.1)
    • progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (046.3)
    • subacute spongiform encephalopathy (046.1)
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