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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 344.40
Monoplegia of upper limb affecting unspecified side
  • Short description: Monplga upr lmb unsp sde.
  • ICD-9-CM 344.40 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 344.40 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 344.40.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 344.40: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 344.40 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G83.20 Monoplegia of upper limb affecting unspecified side
Approximate Synonyms
  • Monoparesis of left arm
  • Monoparesis of right arm
  • Monoplegia (paralysis) arm
  • Monoplegia of arm
  • Monoplegia of left arm
  • Monoplegia of right arm
  • Monoplegia of upper limb
  • Monoplegia, arm
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 344.40:
  • Monoplegia 344.5
    • upper limb 344.40
      • affecting
      • due to late effect of cerebrovascular accident- see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular accident
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • arm 344.40
      • affecting
      • both 344.2
      • hysterical 300.11
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
      • psychogenic 306.0
      • transient 781.4
        • traumatic NEC (see also Injury, nerve, upper limb) 955.9
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