Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 437.2
Hypertensive encephalopathy
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 437.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 437.2 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: 437.2 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I67.4 Hypertensive encephalopathy
Clinical Information
  • Brain dysfunction or damage resulting from sustained malignant hypertension. When blood pressure exceeds the limits of cerebral autoregulation, cerebral blood flow is impaired (brain ischemia). Clinical manifestations include headache; nausea; vomiting; seizures; altered mental status (in some cases progressing to coma); papilledema; and retinal hemorrhage
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 437.2:
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • cerebrovascular 437.1
      • due to hypertension 437.2
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
  • Encephalopathy (acute) 348.30
    • hypertensive 437.2
  • Lesion(s)
    • brain 348.89
      • congenital 742.9
      • vascular (see also Lesion, cerebrovascular) 437.9
        • degenerative 437.1
        • healed or old without residuals V12.54
        • hypertensive 437.2
        • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
    • cerebrovascular (see also Disease, cerebrovascular NEC) 437.9
      • degenerative 437.1
      • healed or old without residuals V12.54
      • hypertensive 437.2
      • specified type NEC 437.8
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