2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 348.4
Compression of brain
- ICD-9-CM 348.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 348.4 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 348.4.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 348.4: 2013 2014 2015.
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348.4 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G93.5 Compression of brain
Approximate Synonyms
- Arnold Chiari Type 1
- Arnold Chiari type I
- Brain compression
- Brain compression due to focal lesion
- Brain stem compression
- Brain stem herniation
- Cerebellar pressure cone
- Cerebellar tonsil hernia into foramen magnum
- Cerebral herniation
- Cerebral herniation tonsillar, into foramen magnum
- Chiari malformation type I
- Compression of brain due to focal lesion
- Compression of brain due to nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
- Hernia of cerebellar tonsil into foramen magnum (disorder)
- Herniation brain stem
- Herniation cerebral
- Herniation tonsillar, into foramen magnum
- Herniation under falx cerebri
- Intracerebral hemorrhage w brain compression
- Intracerebral hemorrhage with brain compression
- Intracerebral hemorrhage with brain compression and coma
- Intracerebral hemorrhage, coma
- Intracerebral hemorrhage, w coma and brain compression
- Intracerebral hemorrhage, with brain compression
- Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage w brain compression
- Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage w coma and brain compression
- Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage w brain compression
- Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage w coma and brain compression
- Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage with brain compression
- Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage with coma and brain compression
- Nontraumatic subdural hematoma w brain compression
- Nontraumatic subdural hematoma w coma and brain compression
- Nontraumatic subdural hematoma with brain compression
- Nontraumatic subdural hematoma with brain compression and coma
- Posterior fossa compression syndrome
- Spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage with coma and compression of brain (disorder)
- Spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage with compression of brain (disorder)
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage, non traumatic w brain compression
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage, non traumatic w coma and brain compression
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage, with brain compression
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage, with coma
- Subdural hematoma, nontraumatic w brain compression
- Subdural hematoma, nontraumatic w coma and brain compression
- Subdural hematoma, with brain compression
- Subdural hematoma, with coma
- Tonsillar hernia into foramen magnum
Applies To
- Compression brain (stem)
- Herniation brain (stem)
- Posterior fossa compression syndrome
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
348.4:
- Arnold-Chiari obstruction or syndrome (see also Spina bifida) 741.0
- type I 348.4
- Chiari's
- malformation
- type I 348.4
- type II (see also Spina bifida) 741.0
- type III 742.0
- type IV 742.2
- Compression
- brain (stem) 348.4
- due to
- contusion, brain - see Contusion, brain
- injury NEC - see also Hemorrhage, brain, traumatic
- birth - see Birth, injury, brain
- laceration, brain - see Laceration, brain
- osteopathic 739.0
- Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) 553.9
- brain 348.4
- cerebral 348.4
- foramen
- Bochdalek 553.3
- magnum 348.4
- Morgagni, Morgagnian 553.3
- Herniation - see also Hernia
- brain (stem) 348.4
- cerebral 348.4
- Malformation (congenital) - see also Anomaly
- Chiari
- type I 348.4
- type II (see also Spina bifida) 741.0
- type III 742.0
- type IV 742.2
- Pressure
- brain 348.4
- cone, tentorial 348.4
- Syndrome - see also Disease
- Arnold-Chiari (see also Spina bifida) 741.0
- foramen magnum 348.4
- posterior
- cervical sympathetic 723.2
- fossa compression 348.4
- inferior cerebellar artery (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436
- reversible encephalopathy (PRES) 348.39