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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 437.5
Moyamoya disease
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 437.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 437.5 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: 437.5 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I67.5 Moyamoya disease
Clinical Information
  • A noninflammatory, progressive occlusion of the intracranial carotid arteries and the formation of netlike collateral arteries arising from the circle of willis. Cerebral angiogram shows the puff-of-smoke (moyamoya) collaterals at the base of the brain. It is characterized by endothelial hyperplasia and fibrosis with thickening of arterial walls. This disease primarily affects children but can also occur in adults
  • A rare inherited vascular disorder characterized by constriction of arteries at the base of the brain, resulting in the formation of collateral circulation in order to compensate for the constriction. The name "moyamoya" in japanese means "puff of smoke" and derives from the characteristic radiographic appearance of the collateral vessels
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 437.5:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Moyamoya 437.5
    • Nishimoto (-Takeuchi) 437.5
  • Encephaloduroarteriomyosynangiosis (EDAMS) 437.5
  • Moya Moya disease 437.5
  • Nishimoto (-Takeuchi) disease 437.5
 437.4 ICD9Data.com 437.6 
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