Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 341.1
Schilder's disease
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 341.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 341.1 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: 341.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G37.0 Diffuse sclerosis of central nervous system
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G37.5 Concentric sclerosis [Balo] of central nervous system
Approximate Synonyms
  • Balo concentric sclerosis
  • Balos concentric sclerosis
  • Schilders disease
Clinical Information
  • A rare central nervous system demyelinating condition affecting children and young adults. Pathologic findings include a large, sharply defined, asymmetric focus of myelin destruction that may involve an entire lobe or cerebral hemisphere. The clinical course tends to be progressive and includes dementia, cortical blindness, cortical deafness, spastic hemiplegia, and pseudobulbar palsy. Concentric sclerosis of balo is differentiated from diffuse cerebral sclerosis of schilder by the pathologic finding of alternating bands of destruction and preservation of myelin in concentric rings. Alpers' syndrome refers to a heterogeneous group of diseases that feature progressive cerebral deterioration and liver disease. (from Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p914; dev neurosci 1991;13(4-5):267-73)
  • A rare congenital demyelinating disorder affecting the central nervous system. It is characterized by a demyelinating destructive lesion affecting an entire brain lobe or hemisphere. Signs and symptoms include dementia, cortical deafness and blindness, pseudobulbar palsy, and hemiplegia
Applies To
  • Balo's concentric sclerosis
  • Encephalitis periaxialis:
    • concentrica [Balo's]
    • diffusa [Schilder's]
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 341.1:
  • Baló's disease or concentric sclerosis 341.1
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Baló's 341.1
    • Flatau-Schilder 341.1
    • Schilder (-Flatau) 341.1
  • Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
    • periaxialis (concentrica) (diffusa) 341.1
  • Encephalopathy (acute) 348.30
    • subcortical progressive (Schilder) 341.1
  • Flatau-Schilder disease 341.1
  • Schilder (-Flatau) disease 341.1
  • Sclerosis, sclerotic
    • Baló's (concentric) 341.1
    • concentric, Balo's 341.1
    • diffuse NEC 341.1
    • Schilder's 341.1
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