Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 334.9
Spinocerebellar disease, unspecified
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 334.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 334.9 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: 334.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G11.9 Hereditary ataxia, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cerebellar paraneoplastic degeneration
  • Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration
  • Spinocerebellar disease
Clinical Information
  • A heterogenous group of degenerative syndromes marked by progressive cerebellar dysfunction either in isolation or combined with other neurologic manifestations. Sporadic and inherited subtypes occur. Inheritance patterns include autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and x-linked
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 334.9:
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • cerebellar NEC 334.9
      • primary (hereditary) (sporadic) 334.2
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • locomotor system 334.9
    • spinocerebellar 334.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • ataxic NEC 334.9
    • superior nuclear NEC 334.9
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