Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 290.40
Vascular dementia, uncomplicated
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
  • Adult Only Dx (15-124 years)

  • ICD-9-CM 290.40 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 290.40 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 290.40 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM F01.50 Vascular dementia without behavioral disturbance
Approximate Synonyms
  • Multi infarct dementia
  • Multi infarct dementia with atherosclerosis
  • Multi infarct dementia, uncomplicated
  • Multi-infarct dementia
  • Multi-infarct dementia due to atherosclerosis
  • Multi-infarct dementia, uncomplicated
  • Vascular dementia
  • Vascular dementia w behavioral disturbance
  • Vascular dementia with behavioral disturbance
Applies To
  • Arteriosclerotic dementia:
    • NOS
    • simple type
ICD-9-CM Coding Information
  • 290.40 is only applicable to adult patients aged 15 - 124 years inclusive.
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 290.40:
  • Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic (artery) (deformans) (diffuse) (disease) (endarteritis) (general) (obliterans) (obliterative) (occlusive) (senile) (with calcification) 440.9
    • with
      • gangrene 440.24
      • psychosis (see also Psychosis, arteriosclerotic) 290.40
      • ulceration 440.23
  • Dementia 294.20
    • arteriosclerotic (simple type) (uncomplicated) 290.40
    • in
      • arteriosclerotic brain disease 290.40
      • senility 290.0
    • multi-infarct (cerebrovascular) (see also Dementia, arteriosclerotic) 290.40
  • Psychosis 298.9
    • arteriosclerotic 290.40
    • multi-infarct (cerebrovascular) (see also Psychosis, arteriosclerotic) 290.40
    • organic NEC 294.9
      • due to or associated with
        • addiction
          • alcohol (see also Psychosis, alcoholic) 291.9
          • drug (see also Psychosis, drug) 292.9
        • alcohol intoxication, acute (see also Psychosis, alcoholic) 291.9
        • alcoholism (see also Psychosis, alcoholic) 291.9
        • arteriosclerosis (cerebral) (see also Psychosis, arteriosclerotic) 290.40
        • cerebrovascular disease
          • acute (psychosis) 293.0
          • arteriosclerotic (see also Psychosis, arteriosclerotic) 290.40
        • childbirth - see Psychosis, puerperal
        • dependence
          • alcohol (see also Psychosis, alcoholic) 291.9
          • drug 292.9
        • disease
          • alcoholic liver (see also Psychosis, alcoholic) 291.9
          • brain
            • arteriosclerotic (see also Psychosis, arteriosclerotic) 290.40
          • cerebrovascular
            • acute (psychosis) 293.0
            • arteriosclerotic (see also Psychosis, arteriosclerotic) 290.40
          • endocrine or metabolic 293.9
          • Jakob-Creutzfeldt 046.19
          • liver, alcoholic (see also Psychosis, alcoholic) 291.9
        • disorder
          • cerebrovascular
          • endocrine or metabolic 293.9
        • epilepsy
        • Huntington's chorea
        • infection
        • intoxication
          • alcoholic (acute) (see also Psychosis, alcoholic) 291.9
          • drug (see also Psychosis, drug) 292.9
        • ischemia
          • cerebrovascular (generalized) (see also Psychosis, arteriosclerotic) 290.40
        • Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (syndrome) 046.19
        • multiple sclerosis
        • physical condition NEC 293.9
        • presenility 290.10
        • puerperium - see Psychosis, puerperal
        • sclerosis, multiple
        • senility 290.20
        • status epilepticus
        • trauma
          • brain (birth) (from electrical current) (surgical) 293.9
        • unspecified physical condition 293.9
      • infective 293.9
      • posttraumatic 293.9
      • specified type NEC 294.8
      • transient 293.9
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