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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 784.3
Aphasia
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 784.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 784.3 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: 784.3 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R47.01 Aphasia
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acquired aphasia w epilepsy
  • Acquired aphasia with epilepsy
  • Acquired epileptic aphasia
  • Akinetic mutism
  • Aphasia conductive
  • Aphasia, angular gyrus syndrome
  • Aphasia, expressive
  • Aphasia, expressive (difficulty speaking)
  • Aphasia, expressive and receptive
  • Aphasia, receptive
  • Aphasia-angular gyrus syndrome
  • Conduction aphasia
  • Conductive aphasia
  • Expressive and receptive aphasia
  • Expressive aphasia
  • Expressive dysphasia
  • Gerstmanns syndrome
  • Global aphasia
  • Psycho-sensory aphasia
  • Receptive aphasia
Clinical Information
  • A cognitive disorder marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or express language in its written or spoken form. This condition is caused by diseases which affect the language areas of the dominant hemisphere. Clinical features are used to classify the various subtypes of this condition. General categories include receptive, expressive, and mixed forms of aphasia
  • Aphasia is a disorder caused by damage to the parts of the brain that control language. It can make it hard for you to read, write, and say what you mean to say. It is most common in adults who have had a stroke. Brain tumors, infections, injuries, and dementia can also cause it. The type of problem you have and how bad it is depends on which part of your brain is damaged and how much damage there is. There are four main types:
    • expressive aphasia - you know what you want to say, but you have trouble saying or writing what you mean
    • receptive aphasia - you hear the voice or see the print, but you can't make sense of the words
    • anomic aphasia - you have trouble using the correct word for objects, places, or events
    • global aphasia - you can't speak, understand speech, read, or write
    some people recover from aphasia without treatment. Most, however, need language therapy as soon as possible
  • Cognitive disorder marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or express language in its written or spoken form; caused by diseases which affect the language areas of the dominant hemisphere; general categories include receptive, expressive, and mixed forms of aphasia
  • Partial or complete impairment of language comprehension, formulation, or use due to brain damage
784.3 Excludes
  • aphasia due to late effects of cerebrovascular disease (438.11)
  • developmental aphasia (315.31)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 784.3:
  • Alalia 784.3
    • secondary to organic lesion 784.3
  • Aphasia (amnestic) (ataxic) (auditory) (Broca's) (choreatic) (classic) (expressive) (global) (ideational) (ideokinetic) (ideomotor) (jargon) (motor) (nominal) (receptive) (semantic) (sensory) (syntactic) (verbal) (visual) (Wernicke's) 784.3
    • uremic - see Uremia
  • Aphemia 784.3
    • uremic - see Uremia
  • Dumbness (see also Aphasia) 784.3
  • Dysnomia 784.3
  • Mutism (see also Aphasia) 784.3
    • akinetic 784.3
    • deaf (acquired) (congenital) 389.7
  • Paraphasia 784.3
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